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Jack O'Connell (Australian footballer)

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Jack O'Connell
Personal information
Full name John Kerion O'Connell
Date of birth (1902-07-16)16 July 1902
Place of birth Winchelsea, Victoria
Date of death 24 August 1975(1975-08-24) (aged 73)
Place of death Box Hill, Victoria
Height 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1921–1922 Williamstown (VFA) 17 (0)
1922–1924 South Melbourne 42 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack O'Connell (16 July 1902 – 24 August 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

O'Connell was a successful sprinter, winning the Geelong Gift in 1923, and played on the wing for Williamstown before moving to South Melbourne.[2]

O’Connell coached Ararat in 1925.[3][4]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 666. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "Amateur Jockey to Athlete". Sporting Globe. No. 46. Victoria, Australia. 6 January 1923. p. 4.
  3. ^ "1925 - O'Connell to coach Ararat". Trove Newspapers. Record. 29 March 1925. p. 1. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "1925 - Coaches from Melbourne". Trove Newspapers. The Herald. 2 September 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 27 December 2020.