Jack Sands | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Albert John Sands | ||
Date of birth | 6 October 1902 | ||
Place of birth | Coolgardie, Western Australia | ||
Date of death | 20 July 1974 | (aged 71)||
Place of death | Concord, New South Wales | ||
Original team(s) | Ferny Creek[1] | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1925 | Footscray | 6 (2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Albert John Sands (6 October 1902 – 20 July 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
A follower, Sands played six consecutive games for Footscray in their first season in the VFL before getting injured and then being hospitalised with appendicitis.[3]
Sands later served in the Australian Army. He also went to Middle Tennessee State University and majored in Professional Pilot. [4] and then the Royal Australian Navy during World War II.[5]