Jim Toohey, Sr.
| Jim Toohey | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Toohey, Sr. | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1886 | ||
| Date of death | 11 April 1980 (aged 93) | ||
| Original team | North Fremantle | ||
| Height/Weight | 183 cm / 93 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Half forward flank | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1913–17, 1920 | Fitzroy | 78 (102) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1920 season. | |||
James "Jim" Toohey (23 July 1886 – 11 April 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
After appearing in the opening two rounds of the 1913 VFL season, Toohey left Fitzroy to coach Stawell. He returned in round seven and was a half forward flanker in Fitzroy's premiership team that year. In 1914 he kicked 38 goals, seven of them against a weak University team in the middle of the season. Toohey's career best tally was the fifth highest in the league that year. He also played in their losing 1917 VFL Grand Final side, as a centre half back.
One of Toohey's sons, also called Jim, played at Fitzroy during the 1930s, while a younger son named Jack was a league footballer at Fitzroy and St Kilda.
References
- Jim Toohey, Sr.'s statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Jim Toohey, Sr.'s profile from AustralianFootball.com
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