Jack Hayes (footballer)
John Hayes (15 March 1907 – 13 April 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Jack Hayes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Hayes | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Newtown, New South Wales | ||
| Date of death | 13 April 1971 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Concord, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | South Sydney | ||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1931 | Footscray | 13 (7) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The son of John Hayes, and Ellen Hayes, née Morrissey, John Hayes was born at Newtown, New South Wales on 15 March 1907.
Football
South Sydney AFC
He played with the South Sydney Australian Football Club for six seasons (1925-1930).[2]
Footscray (VFL)
Cleared from South Sydney in March 1931,[3][4][5] he played in 13 matches for the Footscray First XVIII in 1931.
St George AFC
Cleared from Footscray on 20 April 1932,[6] he returned to Sydney and played with the St George Australian Football Club for four seasons (1932-1935).
Military service
He enlisted in the Second AIF on 10 December 1941.
Death
He died at the Concord Repatriation General Hospital on 13 April 1971,.[7]
Notes
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.379.
- Four Prominent New South Wales Players: Native Born, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 20 August 1927), p.6.
- Interstate Clearances, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Wednesday, 1 April 1931), p.23.
- 'High Mark', "Other Transfers", The Herald, (Wednesday, 8 April 1931), p.6.
- Sharland, W.S., "Newcomers to Footscray: Three N.S.W. Men Already in Their Stride", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 30 May 1931), p.6.
- League Permits Granted, The Age, (Thursday, 21 April 1932), p.3.
- Deaths: Hayes, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Thursday, 15 April 1971), p.30.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Private John Hayes (NX77818), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B883, VX77818: World War Two Service Record: Private John Hayes (NX77818), National Archives of Australia.
- Jack Hayes, NSW Australian Football History Society.
External links
- Jack Hayes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Hayes at AustralianFootball.com
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