Jack Wright (footballer) explained

Jack Wright
Fullname:John Thomas Wright
Birth Date:4 May 1878
Birth Place:Mansfield, Victoria
Death Place:Preston, Victoria
Originalteam:Queenscliff Garrison
Position:Fullback
Statsend:1906
Years1:1902–06
Games Goals1:53 (8)

John Thomas Wright (4 May 1878 – 11 June 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of Isaiah 'Wild' Wright (1849-1911) who famously fought Ned Kelly in a bare knuckle fight at Beechworth on 8 August 1874, and Bridget Wright, née Lloyd (1855-1884), John Thomas Wright was born at Mansfield, Victoria on 4 May 1878.

References

Notes and References

  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.974.