John James (Australian rules footballer)

John James
Personal information
Full name	John James
Nickname(s)	Johnny
Date of birth	18 January 1934
Date of death	8 December 2010 (aged 76)
Place of death	Robinvale, Victoria
Original team(s)	St Patrick's College
Height/Weight	175 cm / 81 kg
Position(s)	Half back flank
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1953–1963	Carlton	195 (31)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1955–1962	Victoria	15 (?)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1963 season. ^2 State and international statistics correct as of 1962.
Career highlights
Brownlow Medal: 1961 Carlton best and fairest: 1955, 1960, 1961

John James (18 January 1934 – 8 December 2010) was a leading Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He won the Brownlow Medal, the highest individual honour in the sport, in 1961.

Recruited from St. Patrick's College, Ballarat,^[1] James played for the Carlton Football Club from 1953 to 1963, playing 195 games. He finished third in the 1957 Brownlow Medal count and won the award in 1961.^[1] He won the Carlton Best and Fairest three times (in 1955, 1960 and 1961). James was named on the half-back flank in the Carlton Team of the Century.

In his debut season, James played off a half-forward flank and booted the terribly inaccurate figures of eight goals, 43 behinds. Throughout his career he played in a variety of positions, including the backline. After his retirement in 1963, he went to coach Robinvale.^[1]

James died in Robinvale, Victoria, on 8 December 2010, following a stroke.^[2]

References

1. "Carlton great James passes away". ABC Online (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 8 December 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
2. Timms, Daryl (8 December 2010). "Carlton says goodbye to John James". Herald Sun. Retrieved 8 December 2010.

External links

• John James's statistics from AFL Tables
• John James's Blueseum profile