Jim Knight (footballer)
| Jim Knight | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Bell Knight | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1918 | ||
| Date of death | 11 October 1943 (aged 25) | ||
| Original team(s) | Presbyterian Guild | ||
| Height / weight | 173 cm / 73 kg | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
James 'Jim' Bell Knight (3 January 1918 – 11 October 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Carlton in the VFL.
Munday won a Carji Greeves Medal in 1941 for Geelong's best and fairest player. He joined Carlton in 1942 after Geelong withdrew from the competition due to the war and spent two seasons with the club.
While playing at Carlton he received military training and in 1943 he joined the RAAF at Papua New Guinea in the fight against the Japanese. He was killed when his aircraft crashed accidentally on take off from Goodenough Island.
The runner up in the Geelong Best and Fairest now wins the Jim Knight Memorial Trophy.
See also
External links
- Jim Knight's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Blueseum profile
- http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/roll_of_honour/person.asp?p=557376
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- 1918 births
- 1943 deaths
- Carlton Football Club players
- Geelong Football Club players
- Carji Greeves Medal winners
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Australian military personnel killed in World War II
- Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II
- Australian rules biography, 1910s birth stubs