Jim Heenan | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Jim P. Heenan, Jr. | ||
Date of birth | 19 May 1930 | ||
Date of death | 29 October 1999 | (aged 69)||
Original team(s) | Essendon All Blacks | ||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Back pocket | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1952–1957 | Essendon | 82 (6) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Jim P. Heenan (19 May 1930 – 29 October 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
His father, also named Jim, made eight appearances for North Melbourne in 1930.[1]
Heenan had a good debut season at Essendon, winning their award for the best first year player and also polling seven votes in the Brownlow Medal.[2] A back pocket defender, he came off the bench in the 1957 VFL Grand Final, but played in the losing team.[3]