Jack Norman
Australian rules footballer (1909–1994)
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John Norman (2 August 1909 – 23 March 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Fullname
John Norman
Born
2 August 1909
Newport, Wales
Newport, Wales
Died
23 March 1994 (aged 84)
Original team
Brunswick
| Jack Norman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Norman | ||
| Born |
2 August 1909 Newport, Wales | ||
| Died | 23 March 1994 (aged 84) | ||
| Original team | Brunswick | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1938 | Fitzroy | 1 (1) | |
| 1940–41, 45–46 | Preston (VFA) | 52 (24) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The eldest son of Norwegian-born Jonas Mattias Elija Svehaug (1886–1968) and Sarah Ann Curran (1886–1968), John Svehaug was born in Newport, Wales (the city of his mother's birth) on 2 August 1909. The family took the anglicised surname Norman when they emigrated to Australia in 1914.
He married Stella May Sullivan in 1931.
