Australian rules footballer
| Jack Norman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Norman | ||
| Date of birth | (1909-08-02)2 August 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 23 March 1994(1994-03-23) (aged 84) | ||
| Original team(s) | Brunswick | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1938 | Fitzroy | 01 0(1) | |
| 1940–41, 45–46 | Preston (VFA) | 52 (24) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Norman (2 August 1909 – 23 March 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The eldest son of Norwegian-born Jonas Mattias Elija Svehaug (1886–1968) and Sarah Ann Curran (1886–1968), John Svehaug was born in Newport, Wales (the city of his mother's birth) on 2 August 1909. The family took the anglicised surname Norman when they emigrated to Australia in 1914.
He married Stella May Sullivan in 1931.
Football
After a single senior game in three years with Fitzroy, Norman transferred to Preston during the 1939 season where he played either side of his period of service in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 660. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "WILL REVIEW PERMIT". The Argus. No. 28, 940. Victoria, Australia. 25 May 1939. p. 22.
- "World War II Roll: John Norman". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links
- Jack Norman at AustralianFootball.com
- Jack Norman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Norman's playing statistics from The VFA Project
 | This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1909 is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |