Jim Park (footballer, born 1875)

Percy Tasman "Jim" Park (25 February 1875 – 14 June 1919) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Jim Park
Personal information
Full name Percy Tasman Park
Date of birth (1875-02-25)25 February 1875
Place of birth Marrickville, New South Wales
Date of death 14 June 1919(1919-06-14) (aged 44)
Place of death Mildura
Original team(s) Union Jack / Carlton (VFA)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897 Essendon 6 (0)
1899 St Kilda 9 (0)
Total 15 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

A solicitor by profession, he moved to Mildura at the turn of the century. He died from pneumonia in June 1919.[2]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 686. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "A Prominent Townsman Passes". The Mildura Cultivator. Mildura, Victoria. 18 June 1919. p. 8.
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