Jack Freeman (Australian rules footballer)
- For the American college football coach, see Jack Freeman (American football).
| Jack Freeman |
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| Personal information |
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| Full name | Jack Freeman |
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| Date of birth | (1891-11-15)15 November 1891 |
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| Date of death | 15 November 1916(1916-11-15) (aged 26) |
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| Place of death | Rouen, France |
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| Original team | Rose of Northcote |
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| Height/Weight | 170cm / 66kg |
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| Playing career1 |
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| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
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| 1913-14 | South Melbourne | 22 (39) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1914 season. |
Jack Freeman was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League. Top goalscorer for South Melbourne in 1914, he was badly wounded in World War I. After having both legs amputated, he died in a military hospital on his 25th birthday.
See also
- List of Victorian Football League players who died in active service
Sources
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Jack Freeman's statistics from AFL Tables