John James (Australian rules footballer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian rules footballer, born 1934
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Place of Birth: Robinvale, Victoria, Australia
About John James (Australian rules footballer)
- 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, 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.
- 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.James died in Robinvale, Victoria, on 8 December 2010, following a stroke.
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