Australian rules footballer
| Jack Armstrong | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Basil Armstrong | ||
| Date of birth | (1899-04-21)21 April 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Kyneton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 21 January 1942(1942-01-21) (aged 42) | ||
| Place of death | Waverley, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Sydney / Kyneton | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1925 | St Kilda | 14 (6) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jack Basil Armstrong (21 April 1899 – 21 January 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Prior to his football career Armstrong had enlisted on his eighteenth birthday to serve in World War I, serving in England and France.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "MOSTLY ABOUT PEOPLE". Kyneton Guardian. No. 7, 916. Kyneton, Victoria. 24 April 1917. p. 2.
- Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
External links
- Jack Armstrong's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Armstrong at AustralianFootball.com
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