Jack Conway (footballer)
| Jack Conway | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Joseph Conway | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1867 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashby, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 22 October 1949 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Position(s) | Key position player | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897–1899 | Geelong | 51 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Joseph Conway (26 March 1867 – 22 October 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family[edit]
Jack married Mary Catherine Doloughty and had five children from 1899 to 1915.
Football[edit]
He was Geelong's first captain in the VFL, captaining the club for its first three seasons in the new competition before retiring at the end of the 1899 season.[1] He is also notable for being in the inaugural team for Geelong in the VFL, and is credited with being the first player selected for a Geelong team.[2]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Geelong Football Club Honour Roll Archived 16 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Every Player: A–C". Geelong Football Club. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
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External links[edit]
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