Jack Sands
| Jack Sands | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Albert John Sands | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Coolgardie, Western Australia | ||
| Date of death | 20 July 1974 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Concord, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Ferny Creek[1] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1925 | Footscray | 6 (2) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Albert John Sands (6 October 1902 – 20 July 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
A follower, Sands played six consecutive games for Footscray in their first season in the VFL before getting injured and then being hospitalised with appendicitis.[3]
Sands later served in the Australian Army. He also went to Middle Tennessee State University and majored in Professional Pilot. [4] and then the Royal Australian Navy during World War II.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "FOOTBALL". Fern Tree Gully News. Vol. 2, no. 12. Victoria, Australia. 6 September 1924. p. 3.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 785. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Notes from Field & Club Room". Sporting Globe. No. 314. Victoria, Australia. 5 August 1925. p. 10.
- ^ "SANDS, Albert John (Army)". Department of Veterans Affairs.
- ^ "SANDS, Albert John (Navy)". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links
[edit]- Jack Sands's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Sands at AustralianFootball.com
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