Jack Gale
| Jack Gale | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1899 | ||
| Date of death | 5 April 1975 (aged 75) | ||
| Original team | Yeoman (Tas) | ||
| Height/Weight | 173cm / 80kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1924 | Richmond | 3 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1924 season. | |||
Jack Gale (28 August 1899 - 5 April 1975)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played three games in the VFL for Richmond Football Club in 1924.
He returned to Tasmania and was Captain/Coach of the Wynyard Football Club from 1927 and 1928. After retiring as a player he then became an umpire in the NWFU.
Gale's son, Don, was a champion Tasmanian footballer who became the first player from the NWFU to achieve All Australian selection, whilst two of his grandsons, Michael and Brendon, had lengthy AFL careers throughout the 1990s, both also playing at Richmond.
References
- ↑ "Jack Gale - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996