Jack Conway (footballer)

Jack Conway
Personal information
Full name	John Joseph Conway
Date of birth	26 March 1867
Place of birth	Ashby, Victoria
Date of death	22 October 1949 (aged 82)
Place of death	Geelong, Victoria
Position(s)	Key position player
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897–1899	Geelong	51 (0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899 season.

John Joseph "Jack" Conway (26 March 1867 – 22 October 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was Geelong's first captain in the VFL, captaining the club for its first three seasons in the new competition before retiring at the end of the 1899 season.^[1] He is also notable for being in the inaugural team for Geelong in the VFL, and is credited with being the first player selected for a Geelong team.^[2]

Personal life

Jack married Mary Catherine "Polly" Doloughty and had five children from 1899 to 1915.

References

1. Geelong Football Club Honour Roll
2. "Every Player: A–C". Geelong Football Club. Retrieved 29 April 2009.

External links

• Jack Conway's statistics from AFL Tables