Joe Nunan
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Kilmore, Victoria
Heidelberg, Victoria
| Joe Nunan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Joseph Nunan | ||
| Born |
23 December 1904 Kilmore, Victoria | ||
| Died |
6 August 1971 (aged 66) Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original teams | St Patrick's College, Ballarat,[1] Brunswick YMCA[2] | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1925–27 | Footscray | 27 (6) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
James Joseph Nunan (23 December 1904 – 6 August 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]
Nunan was educated at St Patrick's College, Ballarat where he was a champion school athlete[4] and played football in the school first eighteen team in 1923.
Nunan was granted a permit to play with Footscray in late May 1925[5] after playing with the Footscray reserves.[6]
Nunan played with Footscray reserves in 1928, [7] then played with Essendon reserves in 1929[8] 1930,[9] and 1931.[10]
In April 1932, Nunan was cleared from Essendon to North Melbourne[11] where he played VFL reserves football.
According to this article reference, Nunan was cleared from North Melbourne[12] to the Waratahs Football Club in the Ovens and King Football League in May 1934, where he was captain-coach in 1936[13] but he actually played with Wangaratta in the Ovens and Murray Football League in 1934 and was Wangaratta's captain-coach in 1935.[14]
In June 1936, the Education Department announced that teacher, [15]Joe Nunan would be transferred from the Peechelba State School[16] to Tylden, Victoria.[17]
In 1951, Nunan was appointed as coach of the Ballan Football Club[18] in the Bacchus Marsh & Melton Football Association[19]
