Harold Samuel Gordon "Jock" Ball (16 February 1912 – 3 June 1993)[1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
| Jock Ball | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harold Samuel Gordon Ball | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Yarrawonga, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 3 June 1993 (aged 81) | ||
| Original team(s) | Yarrawonga | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1935–37 | Melbourne | 11 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ball won the Ovens and Murray Football League best and fairest award, the Morris Medal in 1934, when playing for Yarrawonga Football Club.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ "Jock Ball – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ "1934 - O&MFL - Morris Medal votes". The Weekly Times. 1 September 1934. p. 65 – via Trove Newspapers.
External links
edit- Jock Ball's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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