Jim Keogh (footballer)
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Jim Keogh | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | James Joseph Keogh | ||
Date of birth | 10 September 1897 | ||
Place of birth | Mitcham, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 1 June 1963 | (aged 65)||
Place of death | Queensland | ||
Original team(s) | Surrey Hills | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1921 | Collingwood | 4 (0) | |
1922–25 | Brunswick (VFA) | 51 (1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
James Joseph Keogh (10 September 1897 – 1 June 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of Thomas William Keogh (1860–1928) and Flora Jane Keogh (1872–1955), née Titus, James Joseph Keogh was born at Mitcham, Victoria on 10 September 1897.
Education
He was educated at St Patrick's College, Ballarat.
Military service
Aged 18, Keogh enlisted in the First AIF in May 1916, and served overseas, returning to Australia in June 1919.[2]
Football
Collingwood (VFL)
Jim Keogh played four games for Collingwood in 1921, but struggled to gain a regular place in the Collingwood team.
Brunswick (VFA)
Keogh transferred to Brunswick in 1922[3] where he played for the next four seasons.
Notes
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.475.
- ^ "Discovering Anzacs: James Joseph Keogh". National Archives of Australia.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. No. 23, 639. Victoria, Australia. 11 May 1922. p. 5.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- World War One Embarkation Roll: Gunner James Joseph Keogh (28484), collection of the National Archives of Australia.
- World War One Nominal Roll: Gunner James Joseph Keogh (28484), collection of the National Archives of Australia.
- World War One Service Record: Gunner James Joseph Keogh (28484), National Archives of Australia.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jim Keogh (footballer).
- Jim Keogh's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jim Keogh at AustralianFootball.com
- Jim Keogh's playing statistics from The VFA Project
- Jim Keogh's profile at Collingwood Forever
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