Jim Quinn | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | James Frederick Quinn | ||
Date of birth | 18 November 1904 | ||
Place of birth | West Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 3 January 1986 | (aged 81)||
Place of death | Yagoona, New South Wales | ||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Ruck / Forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1925–31 | Essendon | 66 (59) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
James Frederick Quinn BEM (18 November 1904 – 3 January 1986) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
The son of John Quinn (1870–1941)[2] and Janet Quinn, nee McFarlane (1871–1956),[3] James Frederick Quinn was born in West Melbourne on 18 November 1904.
Quinn was a useful follower and forward who became a regular senior player and kicked 59 goals in his time with Essendon, who were disappointed to lose him when he moved to Sydney for work-related reasons.[4]