Jack Quinn (footballer, born 1918)

Jack Quinn
Personal information
Full name	Jack Alban Quinn
Date of birth	11 June 1918
Place of birth	Echuca, Victoria
Date of death	11 June 2006 (aged 88)[1]
Original team(s)	St Kilda Under 18s
Height/Weight	169 cm / 76 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1938–1940 1940–1941 1946 Total –	South Melbourne Richmond Melbourne	10 0(8) 19 (14) 06 0(5) 35 (27)
^1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1946 season.

Jack Alban Quinn (11 June 1918 – 11 June 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne, Richmond and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Quinn started out in the Melbourne Boys League, playing for St Kilda Under 18s, before joining the first of his three league clubs, South Melbourne.^[2] He roved for Richmond in the 1940 VFL Grand Final, which they lost.^[3] After four years out of the game, spent in the army, he returned for one final season in 1946, at Melbourne.^[3][4]

References

1. Obituary in the Herald Sun, 14 June 2006
2. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
3. AFL Tables: Jack Quinn
4. "WW2 Nominal Roll". Government of Australia.