Johnny Lewis (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Johnny Francis Lewis | ||
Date of birth | 13 September 1901 | ||
Date of death | 3 July 1973 | (aged 71)||
Original team(s) | North Melbourne (VFA)[1] | ||
Height / weight | 191 cm / 99 kg | ||
Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
Victoria | 10 (7) | ||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Johnny Francis Lewis (13 September 1901 – 3 July 1973) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League, playing for both North Melbourne and Melbourne clubs.
Lewis, 191 cm and 99 kg, was a tough, hard ruckman who could carry the rucking load for the team during tough periods.
In 1996 Lewis was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 90. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X.
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- North Melbourne Football Club players
- North Melbourne Football Club coaches
- Melbourne Football Club players
- Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees
- North Melbourne Football Club (VFA) players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- 1901 births
- 1973 deaths
- Australian rules biography, 1900s birth stubs