Jimmy Rudd (Australian footballer)
| Jimmy Rudd | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James John Rudd | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | Williamstown, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 20 May 1996 (aged 94) | ||
| Original team(s) | Port Melbourne | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1922–26 | Port Melbourne (VFA) | 75 (17) | |
| 1925 | Footscray | 10 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
James John Rudd (2 September 1901 – 20 May 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Rudd played for Port Melbourne for three and a half years before crossing to Footscray half way through their inaugural VFL season.[2] He returned to Port Melbourne at the start of the following season.
Rudd later served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[3]
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. 773. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "North Gets Home". Sporting Globe. No. 299. Victoria, Australia. 13 June 1925. p. 1.
- ^ "World War II Roll: RUDD, James John". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links[edit]
- Jimmy Rudd at AustralianFootball.com
- Jimmy Rudd's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jimmy Rudd's playing statistics from The VFA Project
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