About Jack Norman
Lived 1909 – 1994 (aged 84). Jack Norman was an australian rules football player.
John Norman (2 August 1909 – 23 March 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The eldest son of Norwegian-born Jonas Mattias Elija Svehaug (1886–1968) and Sarah Ann Curran (1886–1968), John Svehaug was born in Newport, Wales (the city of his mother's birth) on 2 August 1909. The family took the anglicised surname Norman when they emigrated to Australia in 1914.
He married Stella May Sullivan in 1931.
Football After a single senior game in three years with Fitzroy, Norman transferred to Preston during the 1939 season where he played either side of his period of service in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.
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Who was Jack Norman?
Australian rules footballer
When was Jack Norman born?
Jack Norman was born on 2 August 1909 in Newport.
When did Jack Norman die?
Jack Norman died on 23 March 1994 in Brisbane.
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Jack Norman was an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jack Norman. https://biography.guide/jack-norman/
MLA: "Jack Norman." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jack-norman/.
Chicago: "Jack Norman." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/jack-norman/.
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