John Laing (footballer) explained

John Laing
Fullname:	John Albert Laing
Birth Date:	5 July 1884
Birth Place:	Golden Square, Victoria
Death Place:	Malvern, Victoria
Originalteam:	Scotch College
Statsend:	1912
Years1:	1908, 1912
Games Goals1:	8 (1)

John Albert Laing (5 July 1884 – 29 October 1944)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

After his football career, Laing became a highly successful engineer and served as president of the Institute of Engineers (Victoria) in 1935.^{[2] [3]}

Sources

• Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Great Scot. September 2010. Scotch College. 31 August 2014.
2. Web site: Victoria Division - Presidents . 9 July 2016 . 9 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160809104348/https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/engineering-heritage-victoria/victoria-division-presidents-1919 . dead .
3. News: OBITUARY . The Argus (Melbourne) . 30,632 . Victoria, Australia . 31 October 1944 . 3.