Jack Armstrong (footballer)
John Basil Armstrong (21 April 1899 – 21 January 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Jack Armstrong | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Basil Armstrong | ||
Date of birth | 21 April 1899 | ||
Place of birth | Kyneton, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 21 January 1942 42) | (aged||
Place of death | Waverley, New South Wales | ||
Original team(s) | Sydney / Kyneton | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1925 | St Kilda | 14 (6) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Prior to his football career Armstrong had enlisted on his eighteenth birthday to serve in World War I,[2] serving in England and France.[3]
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "MOSTLY ABOUT PEOPLE". Kyneton Guardian (7, 916). Kyneton, Victoria. 24 April 1917. p. 2.
- Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
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External links
- Jack Armstrong's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Armstrong at AustralianFootball.com
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