John Gray (Australian footballer)

John Gray
Personal information
Full name John Gray
Date of birth 12 July 1888
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland
Date of death 28 June 1947(1947-06-28) (aged 58)
Place of death Toorak, Victoria
Original team(s) Scotch College
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1908–1913 University 85 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com
University VFL Team: 23 May 1908:
J. Gray, fourth from left, front row.

John G Gray (12 July 1888 – 28 June 1947)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Football

A defender for University, his relatively long career at the club ended after the 1913 season.

Medicine

Upon completion of his medical degree, Gray moved to Corowa, New South Wales in 1914, after purchasing a practice from H D McKenzie.[3] He would later serve in both World Wars.

He was appointed the Border United Football Club's Honorary Medical Officer for the 1919 Ovens and Murray Football League season and continued in this role for a number of years.[4]

Gray settled in Corowa and conducted a general practice there for a number of years before returning to Melbourne, Victoria in 1924.[5]

Death

He died in June 1947 whilst driving to see a patient in Toorak.[6][7][8]

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Great Scot". Scotch College. September 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. ^ The University Team, The Leader, (Saturday, 4 May 1912), p.29.
  3. ^ "1914 - Dr. John G Gray". The Corowa Chronicle. 8 January 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 3 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  4. ^ "1919 - Border United FC - Medical Officer". The Corowa Free Press. 30 May 1919. p. 5. Retrieved 3 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  5. ^ "1924 - Valedictory Gathering". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. 2 May 1924. p. 7. Retrieved 3 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  6. ^ Deaths: Gray, The Age, (Monday, 30 June 1947), p.10.
  7. ^ "Doctor dies at wheel of his car". The Argus. Melbourne. 30 June 1947. p. 24. Retrieved 3 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "1947 - Dr. John Gray - Obituary". The Corowa Free Press. 1 July 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 3 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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