Tommy McHenry
| Tommy McHenry | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Thomas McHenry | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Broomfield, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 7 May 1972 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Sebastopol, Victoria | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1924 | Footscray (VFA) | 9 (5) | |
| 1925–26 | Footscray | 21 (13) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
James Thomas McHenry (2 June 1903 – 7 May 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit]The son of James Herbert McHenry (1880-1955), and Elsie Mary McHenry (1882-1980), née Reardon, James Thomas McHenry was born at Broomfield, Victoria on 2 June 1903.
He married Julia Winifred Voisey (1907-1939) in 1933.[2]
Tommy's younger brother, Allan Douglas McHenry (1904-1980), married Brownlow Medallist and co-player, Allan Hopkins', sister Gertrude Selina Hopkins (1906-1983) in 1933, making Tommy and Hopkins indirect in-laws.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.581.
- ^ Deaths: McHenry, The Argus, (Friday, 14 April 1939), p.10.
References
[edit]- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
[edit]- Tommy McHenry's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Tommy McHenry at AustralianFootball.com
- Tom F. McHenry, at The VFA Project
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