Alec Peak
| Alec Peak | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Alexander Peak[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Armadale, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 8 November 1997 (aged 80) | ||
| Original team | Canterbury | ||
| Height/Weight | 166 cm / 65 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1938 | St Kilda | 5 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1938 season. | |||
James Alexander "Alec" Peak (11 November 1916 - 8 November 1997)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]
Peak was the first St Kilda player to win a Gardiner Medal, taking home the seconds Best and Fairest award in 1937.[4] He was rewarded with senior selection in 1938 but wasn't retained by St Kilda for the 1939 VFL season.[5]
He later served St Kilda as a committeeman. As a selector, he helped build the team which could break the club's premiership drought in 1966.[6]
References
- ↑ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ "Alec Peak - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ↑ The Argus,"Peak's Medal", 1 September 1937, p. 9
- ↑ AFL Tables: Alec Peak
- ↑ "Graham Huggins". Official AFL website.