Jim King (23 November 1873 – 9 January 1929) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Jim King | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Bernard King | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1873 | ||
| Place of birth | Bacchus Marsh, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 9 January 1929 (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Holbrook, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Rutherglen | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1902–03 | South Melbourne | 15 (0) | |
| 1904–05 | St Kilda | 13 (2) | |
| Total | 28 (2) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1905. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
King was the brother of former St. Kilda Football Club player, Jack King and Stawell Gift winning trainer and 1908 Stawell Gift winner, Chris King.
King died in tragic circumstances when a tree fell on him after cleaning up after a bush fire on his land in Holbrook and crushed his skull.[2][3]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 481. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "1929 - Football Player Passes". The Weekly Times. 26 January 1929. p. 72 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1929 - Tragedy at Holbrook". The Corowa Free Press. 11 January 1929. p. 5 – via Trove Newspapers.
External links
edit- Jim King's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jim King at AustralianFootball.com
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