Jack McElroy | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Edward McElroy | ||
Date of birth | 24 March 1913 | ||
Place of birth | Warracknabeal, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 26 July 1958 | (aged 45)||
Place of death | Essendon, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Brunswick | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 81.5 kg (180 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1935–37 | Brunswick (VFA) | 49 (76) | |
1938–39 | Carlton | 17 (12) | |
1940–41 | Brunswick (VFA) | 37 (79) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
John Edward McElroy (24 March 1913 – 26 July 1958) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Brunswick in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[1]
The son of John Edward McElroy (1872–1937),[2] and Sarah Jane McElroy (1890–1919), née Dunne, John Edward McElroy was born at Warracknabeal on 24 March 1913.
He married Alma Mary Harrison (1916–2001) on 27 March 1937.[3]
He died at Essendon, Victoria on 26 July 1958.[4] He was buried at Melbourne General Cemetery.