Jim W. Brown
| Jim Brown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jim Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1926 | ||
| Date of death | 8 April 2014 (aged 87) | ||
| Original team(s) | Ivanhoe | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1945, 1947 | Fitzroy | 10 (5) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jim Brown (18 December 1926 – 8 April 2014) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
In 1948 Brown moved to Tasmania and played with New Norfolk in the Tasmanian Football League. He won the William Leitch Medal, the competition Best and Fairest that year.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "LEITCH MEDAL WON BY NEW NORFOLK PLAYER". The Mercury. Vol. CLXVIII, no. 24, 280. Tasmania. 4 October 1948. p. 10. Retrieved 22 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Jim W. Brown's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jim W. Brown at AustralianFootball.com
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