Jack Sheehan (footballer)
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Fullname
John Joseph Sheehan
Born
29 May 1890
South Melbourne, Victoria
South Melbourne, Victoria
Died
17 June 1933 (aged 43)
Heidelberg, Victoria
Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team
St Ignatius
| Jack Sheehan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Joseph Sheehan | ||
| Born |
29 May 1890 South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Died |
17 June 1933 (aged 43) Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team | St Ignatius | ||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1911 | Collingwood | 3 (0) | |
| 1912 | Melbourne | 0 (0) | |
| 1915, 1917 | Richmond | 14 (0) | |
| Total | 17 (0) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1917. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Joseph Sheehan (29 May 1890 – 17 June 1933) was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Collingwood Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] He was also listed with the Melbourne Football Club, but never played a game.[3]
He enlisted in the First AIF on 12 July 1915. He did not serve overseas. He was discharged from the AIF on 6 November 1916, on medical grounds, subsequent to surgery for a rectal fistula.
Football
New South Wales
He was the coach of the New South Wales team at the sixth Australian National Football Carnival, held in Melbourne in August 1927.
