Charles Frederick "Chook" Zinnick (31 March 1896 – 5 August 1967)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Footscray.
| Charles Zinnick | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Frederick Zinnick | ||
| Nickname(s) | Chook[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Birkenhead, South Australia | ||
| Date of death | 5 August 1967 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death |
Footscray Hospital, Footscray, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Yarraville | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1921 | Essendon | 13 (0) | |
| 1925 | Footscray | 1 (0) | |
| Total | 14 (0) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Anton August Zinnack (1856-1915),[3] and Elizabeth Zinnack (1862-1912), née Dewson,[4] Carl Frederick Zinnack was born at Birkenhead, South Australia on 31 March 1896.
Football
editYarraville (VJFA)
edit1914, 1919, 1922,
Essendon (VFL)
edit1921. After a short career of 13 games at Essendon, Zinnick moved to Footscray where he played while the club was in the Victorian Football Association.
Footscray (VFA)
edit1922-1924
Footscray (VFL)
editHe played only one further VFL game before retiring shortly after Footscray joined the Victorian Football League in 1925.
Death
editHe died at the Footscray Hospital, in Footscray, Victoria on 5 August 1967.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ C. Zinnick: Vice-Captain Yarraville Football Club, The (Footscray) Independent, (Saturday, 29 July 1922) p.4.
- ^ "Essendon Football Club - Team Players - Charles F. Zinnick". essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ Deaths: Zinnack, The (Adelaide) Express and Telegraph, (Wednesday, 16 June 1915), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Zinnack, The (Adelaide) Chronicle, (Saturday, 3 August 1912), p.34.
- ^ Deaths: Zinnick, The Age, (Monday, 7 August 1967), p.13.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
External links
edit- Charlie Zinnick's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Charlie Zinnick at AustralianFootball.com
- Charles "Chooka" Zinnick, at The VFA Project.
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