Jack Dyer Jr.

Jack Dyer
Personal information
Full name John Raymond Dyer Jr.
Date of birth (1940-12-14) 14 December 1940 (age 84)
Original team(s) East St Kilda CYMS[1]
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1960 Richmond (VFL)   3 (0)
1962-1963 Prahran (VFA) 11 (18)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1963.
Career highlights

1960: VFL Reserves representative team

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Raymond Dyer Jr. (born 14 December 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of Richmond great Jack Dyer (1913-2003), and Sybil Margaret Dyer (1915-1968), née McCasker.[2] John Raymond Dyer was born on 14 December 1940.[3]

He married Lorraine Helen Faulkener, in Richmond, on 26 June 1965.

Football

Richmond (VFL)

Originally from East St Kilda CYMS, [4]

In 1959 he played 8 games for the Richmond Under-19 (Thirds), and from 1960 to 1961 played in 27 games for the Richmond Seconds. In 1960, he was selected for the VFL Reserves representative team.[5]

He made three appearances for Richmond in the 1960 VFL season.[6]

Prahran (VFA)

Having transferred to Prahran, he played in 16 senior games over two seasons (1962-1963).

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
  2. ^ Deaths: Dyer, The Age, (Thursday 21 May 1968), p.21.
  3. ^ Sports News Reel, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 14 December 1940), p.1.
  4. ^ The Age,"New Blood For Tigers", 11 April 1960, p. 12
  5. ^ Hogan (1996), p.63.
  6. ^ "AFL Tables: Jack Dyer". afltables.com.

References

  • Hogan P, The Tigers of Old: A Complete History of Every Player to Represent the Richmond Football Club between 1908 and 1996, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.