Jack Yost (footballer)
Appearance
John Miles (Jack) Yost (9 October 1923 – 23 June 1953) was an Australian rules footballer from Tasmania who represented the state at the 1950 Brisbane Carnival.
Yost played for Launceston in the NTFA between 1946 and 1952, making his debut on 27 April 1946 in a match versus North Launceston.[1] He quickly established himself as a senior player, often being selected in the fullback position, a role he undertook in the state team at the 1950 Carnival [2] and as a member of Launceston's 1951 premiership team.[3][4]
Yost became quite ill at the young age of 29 and died in June 1953.[5][6]
References
- ^ "CLUB PROSPECTS REVIEWED". The Mercury. Vol. CLXIII, no. 23, 521. Tasmania. 26 April 1946. p. 4 (Sport Section). Retrieved 14 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "TASMANIANS TAKE OPENING CARNIVAL MATCH". The Advocate. Tasmania. 20 July 1950. p. 15. Retrieved 14 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LAST GAME WITH LAUNCESTON". The Examiner. Vol. CX, no. 154. Tasmania. 11 September 1951. p. 11. Retrieved 14 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "FIRST TITLE TO LAUNCESTON SINCE 1945". The Examiner. Vol. CX, no. 159. Tasmania. 17 September 1951. p. 12. Retrieved 14 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Obituaries, Funerals". The Examiner. Vol. CXII, no. 87. Tasmania. 24 June 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 14 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Mr. J. M. Yost". The Advocate. Burnie, Tasmania. 25 June 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 24 October 2011 – via National Library of Australia.