Jimmy Rudd (Australian footballer)

James John Rudd (2 September 1901 – 20 May 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Jimmy Rudd
Personal information
Full name James John Rudd
Date of birth (1901-09-02)2 September 1901
Place of birth Williamstown, Victoria
Date of death 20 May 1996(1996-05-20) (aged 94)
Original team(s) Port Melbourne
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1922–26 Port Melbourne (VFA) 75 (17)
1925 Footscray 10 0(0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rudd played for Port Melbourne for three and a half years before crossing to Footscray half way through their inaugural VFL season.[2] He returned to Port Melbourne at the start of the following season.

Rudd later served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 773. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "North Gets Home". Sporting Globe. No. 299. Victoria, Australia. 13 June 1925. p. 1.
  3. ^ "World War II Roll: RUDD, James John". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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