Jack T. Lynch
| Jack Lynch | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jack T. Lynch | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1918 | ||
| Date of death | 8 September 1944 (aged 26) | ||
| Place of death | Charters Towers, Far North Queensland | ||
| Original team | Marnock Vale | ||
| Height/Weight | 185cm / 80kg | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1939-40 | Geelong | 25 (39) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1940 season. | |||
Jack Lynch is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong, until he defected to the VFA club Preston without clearance in 1941. He was accidentally killed while on active service during World War II.
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.
- Footballer Killed, The Argus, (Wednesday, 13 September 1944), p.11.
- Jack T. Lynch's statistics from AFL Tables