John Perry (footballer)
Appearance
John Perry | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Douglas Perry | ||
Date of birth | 13 March 1945 | ||
Place of birth | Albury, New South Wales | ||
Original team(s) | Wodonga (OMFL) | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1964–1969 | Richmond | 26 | (1)|
1970–1974 | North Melbourne | 57 (26) | |
Total | 83 (27) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1974. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
John Douglas Perry (born 13 March 1945) is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1964 and 1969 for the Richmond Football Club and from 1970 until 1974 for the North Melbourne Football Club.
Family
[edit]The son of John Perry, and Edna "Bob" Perry, née Strang, the daughter of Doug Strang, John Douglas Perry was born at Albury, New South Wales on 13 March 1945.[1]
He was the grandson of William James "Bill" Strang (1883–1937), the nephew of Gordon "Cocker" Strang (1908–1951), Henry Colin Strang (1910–1946), Francis Douglas "Doug" Strang (1912–1954), and Allan Strang (1921–1996), and the cousin of Doug's son, Geoff Strang (1944–2003).
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Hogan P: The Tigers of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
- Tigers Tell Crowe to "Stay Away", The Age, (Wednesday, 29 April 1964), p.21.
- Hart "Steals" Tigers Win, The Age, (Monday, 26 September 1966), p.24.
- Perry and Cable Star, The Age, (Monday, 2 March 1970), p.25.
External links
[edit]- John Perry's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- John Perry at AustralianFootball.com
- John Douglas Perry, at The VFA Project.
Kategorien:
- Living people
- Richmond Football Club players
- Richmond Football Club premiership players
- Wodonga Football Club players
- 1945 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- North Melbourne Football Club players
- VFL/AFL premiership players
- Australian rules footballers from Albury
- Australian rules biography, 1940s birth stubs