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Jack Purdon

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Jack Purdon
Personal information
Full name John Patrick Purdon
Date of birth (1930-08-30)30 August 1930
Date of death 23 August 2007(2007-08-23) (aged 76)
Place of death Seymour, Victoria
Original team(s) Northcote YCW[1]
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1950–51 Collingwood 25 (30)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Patrick Purdon (30 August 1930 – 23 August 2007)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Family

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The son of John Patrick Purdon (1902–1970), and Christina Johnston Purdon (1904–1989), née Matheson, John Patrick Purdon was born on 30 August 1930.

He married Joan Thomas (1933–1969) in 1953.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Collingwood Forever.
  2. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.723.

References

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  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  • Measuring up to Standard, The Herald, (Wednesday, 8 August 1951), p.11.
  • Goal Kicked after Siren, The Age, (Monday, 13 August 1951), p.12.
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