Jim Quinn (Australian footballer)

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Fullname James Frederick Quinn
Date of birth (1904-11-18)18 November 1904
Date of death 3 January 1986(1986-01-03) (aged 81)
Jim Quinn
Personal information
Full name James Frederick Quinn
Date of birth (1904-11-18)18 November 1904
Place of birth West Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 3 January 1986(1986-01-03) (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.

Football

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]

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