Jack Mueller
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| Jack Mueller | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1915 | ||
| Date of death | 14 June 2001 (aged 85) | ||
| Original team | Echuca | ||
| Debut | 1934, Melbourne | ||
| Height/Weight | 188 cm, 89 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1950 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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Jack Mueller (9 September 1915 – 14 June 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was famous for having only eight fingers, after losing two when he caught his hand in a machine at work.[2]
Career highlights
Playing career:
- Melbourne: 1934–1950 (Games: 216; Goals: 378)
Player honors:
- Third in the Brownlow Medal: 1937
- Melbourne Best and Fairest: 1937, 1939, 1946
- Melbourne leading goalkicker: 1934, 1946
- Melbourne premiership player: 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948
- Forward pocket in Melbourne's Team of the Century
- Victorian representative (Games: 4; Goals: 4)
External links
References
- Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 103. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X.
- AFL site: Australian Football Hall of Fame
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers (7th edition). Australia: Bas Publishing. p. 884. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Allan La Fontaine Norm Smith Fred Fanning |
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medallist 1937 1939 1946 |
Succeeded by Norm Smith Ron Baggott Wally Lock |
| Preceded by Bob C. Johnson Fred Fanning |
Melbourne Football Club Leading Goalkicker 1934 1946 |
Succeeded by Maurie Gibb Fred Fanning |
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