Australian rules footballer
| Jack Paterson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Black Paterson | ||
| Date of birth | (1900-12-06)6 December 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Boort, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 30 November 1975(1975-11-30) (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Geelong College | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1920, 1924–26 | Geelong | 23 (10) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Black Paterson (6 December 1900 – 30 November 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of Robert Sturrock Paterson (1860–1938), and Isabelle Paterson, née Ison (1863–1942), John Black Paterson was born at Boort, Victoria on 6 December 1900.
He married Isabella May James (1902–1938) on 23 October 1929. They were divorced in 1936. He married Bernice Irma Dinse (1910–1970) in 1939.
Football
He played at centre half-forward in the Geelong Second XVIII team that won the 1923 Seconds' premiership, defeating Richmond, 9.12 (66) to 5.10 (40).
Military service
Paterson later served in the Australian Army during World War II. He was taken prisoner of war during fighting in Greece in 1941, and was held at Oflag VII-B in Eichstätt in Germany.
Notes
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.690.
- Deaths: Paterson, The Argus, (Thursday, 5 May 1938), p.10.
- Deaths: Paterson, The Argus, (Saturday, 2 May 1942), p.2.
- When he enlisted in the Second AIF (in October 1939) he declared that his date of birth was 6 December 1904.
- Second Eighteen Wins Premiership: Richmond Well Beaten in the Grand Final: Geelong Plays with Seventeen Men, The Geelong Advertiser, (Monday, 22 October 1923), p.7.
- Nominal Roll.
- Cullen (2015), p.424.
References
- PATERSON, John Black (1900–1975), Geelong College.
- Personal Notes, The Argus, (Monday, 28 July 1941), p.3.
- The A.I.F. Roll of Honor, The Age, (Tuesday, 29 July 1941), p.6.
- Missing Officers Located, The Argus, (Thursday, 31 July 1941), p.3.
- "World War II Nominal Roll: Lieutenant John Black Paterson (VX5070)". Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B883, VX5070: World War Two Service Record: Lieutenant John Blach (sic) Paterson (VX5070), National Archives of Australia.
- Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than Football: League Players at War. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
- Jack Paterson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Paterson at AustralianFootball.com
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