John James | |
Fullname: | John James |
Nickname: | Johnny |
Birth Date: | 18 January 1934 |
Death Place: | Robinvale, Victoria |
Originalteam: | St Patrick's College |
Height: | 175 cm |
Weight: | 81 kg |
Position: | Half back flank |
Statsend: | 1963 |
Repstatsend: | 1962 |
Years1: | 1953–1963 |
Games Goals1: | 195 (31) |
Sooyears1: | 1955–1962 |
Sooteam1: | Victoria |
Soogames Goals1: | 15 (?) |
Careerhighlights: |
1961 1955, 1960, 1961 |
John James (18 January 1934 – 8 December 2010) was a leading Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He won the Brownlow Medal, the highest individual honour in the sport, in 1961.
Recruited from St. Patrick's College, Ballarat,[1] James played for the Carlton Football Club from 1953 to 1963, playing 195 games. He finished third in the 1957 Brownlow Medal count and won the award in 1961.[1] He won the Carlton Best and Fairest three times (in 1955, 1960 and 1961). James was named on the half-back flank in the Carlton Team of the Century.
In his debut season, James played off a half-forward flank and booted the terribly inaccurate figures of eight goals, 43 behinds. Throughout his career he played in a variety of positions, including the backline. After his retirement in 1963, he went to coach Robinvale.[1]
James died in Robinvale, Victoria, on 8 December 2010, following a stroke.[2]