Australian rules footballer
| Jack Roberts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Douglas Roberts | ||
| Date of birth | (1926-11-20)20 November 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Paynesville, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 19 December 1965(1965-12-19) (aged 39) | ||
| Place of death | Lake Buloke, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Traralgon | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1947–50 | Richmond | 26 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Douglas Roberts (20 November 1926 – 19 December 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Roberts struggled to gain a regular place in the Richmond senior side, but did win the Richmond Reserves’ Best and Fairest award in 1949. He subsequently coached country teams in Maffra, Rushworth and Donald.
He drowned at the age of 39 in Lake Buloke (just north of Donald) in December 1965.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 755. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "Jack Roberts". Tigerland Archive.
- "Deaths". The Age. 22 December 1965.
External links
- Jack Roberts's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Roberts at AustralianFootball.com