Jack Patrick Meehan (11 December 1922 – 10 June 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] In the 1947 season he broke his leg after colliding with a goal post in a game against Hawthorn.[2]
| Jack Meehan | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Patrick Meehan | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Charlton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 10 June 1973 (aged 50) | ||
| Place of death | Kyneton, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | St Kilda CYMS | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1946–50 | St Kilda | 38 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Before his football career, Meehan served in the Australian Army during World War II.[3]
By December 1954, he was working in Prahran as a Senior Constable in Victoria Police.[4] He later worked as a policeman in country Victoria.
Meehan married Kathleen O’Donnell at Elwood in October 1949.[5] His best man at the wedding was his brother and St Kilda teammate Tom Meehan. One of their children is the author Kerry Cue.[6]
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. 602. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "SENIOR LEAGUE UMPIRE MAY BE FLOWN TO TASMANIA". The Herald. No. 21, 846. Victoria, Australia. 28 May 1947. p. 19.
- ^ "World War II Roll: John Patrick Meehan". Department of Veterans Affairs.
- ^ "CAR RAMMED AFTER CHASE". The Herald. No. 24, 194. Victoria, Australia. 11 December 1954. p. 3.
- ^ The Herald, 8 October 1949, p.3 [1]
- ^ Sybelesque.com [2]
External links
edit- Jack Meehan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Meehan at AustralianFootball.com