Jack Parkin

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Jack Parkin
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Full name John Parkin
Date of birth(1877-06-09)9 June 1877
Place of birth Kingston, Victoria
Date of death 19 August 1951(1951-08-19) (aged 74)
Place of death Creswick, Victoria
Original team(s) Geelong Grammar
Position(s) Follower
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1897–99 Geelong 50 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Parkin (9 June 1877 – 19 August 1951) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 688. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.
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