Jim Miller (Australian footballer, born 1919)

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Jim Miller
Personal information
Full name James Henry Miller
Date of birth (1919-05-30) 30 May 1919 (age 103)
Place of birth Footscray, Victoria
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1938–1948 Footscray 131 (27)
1948–1949 Yarraville (VFA)021 (41)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Henry Miller (born 30 May 1919) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He turned 100 in May 2019. [1]

Miller was born in Melbourne suburb of Footscray [1] and played in the Footscray District Football League until he was recruited by the Footscray Football Club. [2] Miller made his debut for Footscray in 1938 and played 131 games for the club in the next 11 years. During World War II he served in both the army and the RAAF. [3] [4]

He left the VFL in 1948 to join Yarraville Football Club in the Victorian Football Association, where he was captain-coach. [5] [6] He retired from playing in 1949 due to a leg injury. [1]

Miller was made a life member of the Footscray Football Club in 1947. [1] He was a committee member of the club from 1957 [1] and served as president between 1963 [7] and 1966, when he did not stand for re-election, [8] after previously serving as vice-president under Henry Dolphin. [9]

Mark Buttler and Steven Milne named Miller as one of Footscray's best 50 players in their 1994 book, Sons of the 'Scray: Footscray's Finest 50. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gigacz, Andrew (30 May 2019). "Born and Bred". Australian Football League . Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Footscray Still Awaits "The Day"". The Argus . Melbourne. 30 July 1949. p. 2 Supplement: The Argus Week-End Magazine. Retrieved 22 February 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Red, White, and Blues Strive for VFL Honours". The Australasian . Melbourne. 17 June 1944. p. 20. Retrieved 22 February 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "World War II Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tonkes Cleared To VFA". The Argus . Melbourne. 19 May 1948. p. 16. Retrieved 22 February 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Yarraville Team will be Big". The Argus . Melbourne. 1 April 1949. p. 15. Retrieved 22 February 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ Hobbs, Greg (6 February 1963). "Mr J. Miller New Footscray Chief". The Age. p. 20.
  8. ↑ Carter, Ron (19 January 1967). "Whitten biding his time on move". The Age. p. 24.
  9. ↑ "Bulldogs Selectors Face a Pleasing Problem". The Age. 10 May 1961. p. 18.
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