Jack Wunhym (31 May 1908 – 23 July 1965) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jack Wunhym | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1908 | ||
| Date of death | 23 July 1965 (aged 57) | ||
| Original team(s) | Sunshine[1] | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1927–29 | Footscray | 10 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Wunhym played 88 games for Yarraville between 1929 and 1934.[3]
Wunhym was on Fitzroy's list in 1934, but was unable to obtain a clearance from Yarraville.[4]
Wunhym was captain-coach of Ballarat Imperials from 1935 to 1937, when the club won three consecutive Ballarat Football League premierships from 1935 to 1937.[5]
His surname is a merger from the surname of his father, who was Chinese.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ "Football". Sunshine Advocate. Victoria. 26 March 1927. p. 5. Retrieved 10 May 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 976. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "The VFA Project: Jack Wunhym profile". The VFA Project. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "1935 - Association Stars For Footscray?". The Herald (Melbourne, Vic). 18 February 1935. p. 15. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "1935 - WUNHYM UNABLE TO PLAY". The Age (Melbourne, Vic). 12 April 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
External links
edit- Jack Wunhym's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Wunhym at AustralianFootball.com
- 1929 - VFA Team: Yarraville FC team photo via The Australasian newspaper
- 1929 - VFA Team: Yarraville FC team photo via The Weekly Times newspaper
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