Julius 'Jack' Wegner (21 July 1913 – 30 April 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Jack Wegner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Julius Wegener | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 30 April 1982 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Preston, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Northcote | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1938 | Fitzroy | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Bernhard Julius Wegener (1879-1954),[2] and Sophia Eliza Johanna "Dorothy" Wegener, née Uppink, Julius Wegener was born at Richmond, Victoria on 21 July 1913.
He married Iris Emily Schwaebsch on 30 September 1939.
His twin brother, Hans Johannes Wegener (1913-1951), a.k.a. "Andrew Wegner",[3] played VFA football with Northcote.
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.934.
- ^ Deaths: "Bernard Julius Wegner", The Age, (Wednesday, 30 June 1954), p.13.
- ^ Deaths: Wegner, The Age, (Friday, 7 September 1951), p.2.
References
editHolmesby, 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.
External links
edit- Jack Wegner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Wegner at AustralianFootball.com
- Jack Wegner, at The VFA Project
- Andrew Wegner, at The VFA Project: Jack Wegner's twin brother
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