Jack Strong (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Service Strong | ||
Date of birth | 18 April 1884 | ||
Place of birth | Helensburgh, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 15 March 1971 | (aged 86)||
Place of death | Bellevue Hill, New South Wales | ||
Original team(s) | Melbourne Grammar/Brunswick | ||
Position(s) | Ruck/Forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1901, 1903–10, 1912 | Melbourne | 78 (29) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
John Service Strong (18 April 1884 – 15 March 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Born in Scotland, Strong commenced his football career while captain of Melbourne Grammar School. He later had a prominent business career, holding positions including Chief Assistant in the Trade Commissioner Service and Australian representative of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 857. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "He Lives Up To His Middle Name". The Sun. No. 1804. New South Wales, Australia. 24 October 1937. p. 26.
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- 1884 births
- 1971 deaths
- VFL/AFL players born outside Australia
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents
- Melbourne Football Club players
- Brunswick Football Club players
- Scottish players of Australian rules football
- Scottish emigrants to colonial Australia
- People from Helensburgh
- People educated at Melbourne Grammar School
- 20th-century Australian businesspeople
- Australian rules biography, 1884 birth stubs