Jim Heenan | |
Fullname: | Jim P. Heenan, Jr. |
Birth Date: | 19 May 1930 |
Originalteam: | Essendon All Blacks |
Height: | 173 cm |
Weight: | 76 kg |
Position: | Back pocket |
Statsend: | 1957 |
Years1: | 1952–1957 |
Club1: | Essendon |
Games Goals1: | 82 (6) |
Jim P. Heenan (19 May 1930 – 29 October 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
His father, also named Jim, made eight appearances for North Melbourne in 1930.[1]
Heenan had a good debut season at Essendon, winning their award for the best first year player and also polling seven votes in the Brownlow Medal.[2] A back pocket defender, he came off the bench in the 1957 VFL Grand Final, but played in the losing team.[3]