Jack Quinn (footballer, born 1918) explained

Jack Quinn
Fullname:Jack Alban Quinn
Birth Date:11 June 1918
Birth Place:Echuca, Victoria
Death Date:[1]
Originalteam:St Kilda Under 18s
Height:169 cm
Weight:76 kg
Statsend:1946
Years1:1938–1940
Club1:South Melbourne
Games Goals1:10 (8)
Years2:1940–1941
Club2:Richmond
Games Goals2:19 (14)
Years3:1946
Club3:Melbourne
Games Goals3:6 (5)
Games Goalstotal:35 (27)

Jack Alban Quinn (11 June 1918 – 11 June 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne, Richmond and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Quinn started out in the Melbourne Boys League, playing for St Kilda Under 18s, before joining the first of his three league clubs, South Melbourne.[2] He roved for Richmond in the 1940 VFL Grand Final, which they lost.[3] After four years out of the game, spent in the army, he returned for one final season in 1946, at Melbourne.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Obituary in the Herald Sun, 14 June 2006
  2. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007 . Melbourne . 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. Web site: AFL Tables: Jack Quinn . afltables.com.
  4. Web site: WW2 Nominal Roll. Government of Australia.