Jack Conway (footballer) explained

Jack Conway
Fullname:John Joseph Conway
Birth Date:26 March 1867
Birth Place:Ashby, Victoria
Death Place:Geelong, Victoria
Position:Key position player
Statsend:1899
Years1:1897 - 1899
Games Goals1:51 (0)

John Joseph Conway (26 March 1867  - 22 October 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

Jack married Mary Catherine Doloughty and had five children from 1899 to 1915.

Football

He was Geelong's first captain in the VFL, captaining the club for its first three seasons in the new competition before retiring at the end of the 1899 season.[1] He is also notable for being in the inaugural team for Geelong in the VFL, and is credited with being the first player selected for a Geelong team.[2]

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gfc.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=4014 Geelong Football Club Honour Roll
  2. Web site: Every Player: A - C . . 29 April 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080524213621/http://www.gfc.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=8903 . 24 May 2008 . dead .