Jack Walsh (Australian footballer)

John Patrick Walsh (21 August 1892 – 18 September 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Jack Walsh
Personal information
Full name John Patrick Walsh
Date of birth (1892-08-21)21 August 1892
Place of birth Albert Park, Victoria
Date of death 18 September 1915(1915-09-18) (aged 23)
Place of death Tarilta, Victoria[1]
Original team(s) Pembroke
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1910–12 South Melbourne 29 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Death

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He had been suffering from ill-health for some time, and he died at his uncle's residence at Tarilta, Victoria, on 18 September 1915, aged 23.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 18, 876. Victoria, Australia. 20 September 1915. p. 1.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 920. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ Guildford, The Mount Alexander Mail, (Tuesday, 21 September 1915), p.2.
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