Jim McColl (footballer)
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| Jim McColl | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Carvel McColl | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 5 October 2013 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Geelong College, University Blacks, Dookie Agricultural College | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Key defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1954, 1957 | Essendon | 3 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
James Carvel McColl, AO (17 June 1933 – 5 October 2013) was a distinguished contributor to Australian agricultural and resource-based industries and an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
James Carvel McColl was born in Carlton, Victoria in 1933, the second of three children of Norman and Christina McColl. He attended Essendon Grammar before becoming a boarder at the Geelong College, excelling in several sports. He graduated in Agricultural Science at the University of Melbourne in 1956 before joining the Victorian Department of Agriculture.[2]
Football
Jim McColl was a tall player and an aspirant for the centre half back position at Essendon, but only played a total of three senior games over four years.[3] He finished third in the Gardiner Medal, awarded to the best and fairest player in the VFL reserves competition, in 1954 and in 1957 he won Essendon's reserves best and fairest award.
McColl also played in the country for City United in the Goulburn Valley Football League, and was captain-coach of Katamatite and Strathmerton.
