John McMahon (Australian footballer, born 1935)
For the Melbourne footballer, see John McMahon (Australian footballer, born 1900).
John McMahon | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John McMahon | ||
Date of birth | 4 December 1935 | ||
Date of death | 19 April 2002 66) | (aged||
Original team(s) | Bairnsdale | ||
Height / weight | 193 cm/94 kg | ||
Position(s) | ruckman | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1953–55 | Geelong | 36 (11) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955. |
John McMahon was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
A tall ruckman from Bairnsdale, he was recruited as a 17-year-old in 1953.[2] He returned to his father's farm in Bairnsdale in 1956, after playing 36 games for Geelong in three seasons,[3] and continued to play for Bairnsdale Football Club in the Gippsland Football League.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 595. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ↑ "McMahon Impresses Geelong Officials". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 20 March 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ "Charlie Sutton Tells Players — 'Don't joke about THIS practice'.". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 12 March 1956. p. 13. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ "The grand final all over again.". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 13 April 1956. p. 23. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
External links
- John McMahon's statistics from AFL Tables
- John McMahon's profile from AustralianFootball.com
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