About Jack Lyons
Lived 1919 – 1955 (aged 35). Jack Lyons was an australian rules football player.
John Gerard Lyons (5 December 1919 – 21 March 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s.
Recruited locally from CYMS Football Association (CYMSFA) club Essendon CYMS, Lyons played 17 of a possible 20 games in 1945, his debut season. A hard running back pocket, he polled well in Essendon's "Best and Fairest" count that season to finish runner-up to Wally Buttsworth. Despite being a regular member of the team for most of the 1946 VFL season, Lyons wasn't selected in the finals series and crossed over to North Melbourne at the end of the year.
Lyons missed just two games in his first year with North Melbourne and polled nine votes in the Brownlow Medal count, finishing as his club's second best vote getter.
Lyons was killed in a traffic collision on 21 March 1955, at the age of 35.
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Who was Jack Lyons?
Australian rules footballer, born 1919
When was Jack Lyons born?
Jack Lyons was born on 5 December 1919 in Essendon.
When did Jack Lyons die?
Jack Lyons died on 21 March 1955 in Craigieburn.
What was Jack Lyons's occupation?
Jack Lyons was an australian rules football player.
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· DBpedia: Jack Lyons (footballer, born 1919)
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