Richard "Dick" Alwin James (May 22, 1934 – June 28, 2000) was an American football halfback and cornerback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at the University of Oregon and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1956 NFL Draft. James' mother was Mohawk/Mohican Native American. He had a short stint as a sports announcer in the Washington DC area after he retired mainly covering the Redskins on game day.