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Johnny Lewis
Personal information
Full name Johnny Francis Lewis
Date of birth (1901-09-13)13 September 1901
Date of death 3 July 1973(1973-07-03) (aged 71)
Original team(s) North Melbourne (VFA)[1]
Height / weight 191 cm / 99 kg
Position(s) Ruckman
Career highlights
  • North Melbourne captain 1930–1931
  • North Melbourne leading goalkicker 1931, 1935
  • North Melbourne best and fairest 1935
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Johnny Francis Lewis (13 September 1901 – 3 July 1973) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League, playing for both North Melbourne and Melbourne clubs.

Lewis, 191 cm and 99 kg, was a tough, hard ruckman who could carry the rucking load for the team during tough periods.

In 1996 Lewis was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)