John Gray (Australian footballer)

Dr John G Gray (12 July 1888 – 28 June 1947),[1] also known as Jack Gray, was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

John Gray
Personal information
Full name John Gray
Date of birth 12 July 1888
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland
Date of death 28 June 1947(1947-06-28) (aged 58)
Place of death Toorak, Victoria
Original team(s) Scotch College
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1908–1913 University 85 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

A defender for University, his relatively long career at the club ended after the 1913 season.

Upon completion of his medical degree, Dr. Gray moved to Corowa, NSW in 1914, after purchasing a practice from Dr. H D McKenzie. [3] He would later serve in both World Wars.

He was appointed the Border United Football Club's Honorary Medical Officer for the 1919 Ovens and Murray Football League season and continued in this role for a number of years. [4]

Gray settled in Corowa and worked in practice as a doctor for a number of years before returning to Melbourne, Victoria in 1924. [5]

He died in June 1947 whilst driving to see a patient in Toorak. [6] [7]

Footnotes
  1. "Great Scot". Scotch College. September 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. The University Team, The Leader, (Saturday, 4 May 1912), p.29.
  3. "1914 - Dr. John G Gray". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Chronicle. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. "1919 - Border United FC - Medical Officer". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. "1924 - Valedictory Gathering". Trove Newspapers. The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  6. "Doctor dies at wheel of his car". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 30 June 1947. p. 24. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  7. "1947 - Dr. John Gray - Obituary". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
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References
  • Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.


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