Jack Titus

Jack Titus
Personal information
Full name	William John Titus
Date of birth	(1908-03-09)9 March 1908
Place of birth	Maldon, Victoria
Date of death	19 April 1978(1978-04-19) (aged 70)
Place of death	North Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s)	Castlemaine
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65.5 kg (144 lb)
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1926–1943	Richmond	294 (970)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1937, 1941, 1965	Richmond	17 (11–6–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1943.
Career highlights
Richmond premiership player: 1932, 1934 Richmond best and fairest: 1929, 1941 Richmond leading goalkicker: 1929–30, 1934–42 VFL leading goalkicker: 1940 Interstate games: 14 Australian Football Hall of Fame: 1996 Richmond Team of The Century Richmond Hall of Fame: 2002 Richmond HOF – Immortal Status: 2019
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack "Skinny" Titus (9 March 1908 – 19 April 1978) was an Australian rules football player who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1926 and 1943 for the Richmond Football Club. In the golden era of the 1930s, Titus was one of the great forwards who regularly thrilled the crowds with spectacular goalkicking feats. A lightly built player who seemed at first glance to be too frail for the robust game of Australian football, Titus proved to be one of the great survivors of the game as he set the record for durability (most consecutive games played) that remained unbeaten for nearly a century. Titus continued to serve Richmond for decades after his retirement, a fact acknowledged by the Australian Football League (AFL), which annually presents the "Jack Titus Service Award" for outstanding service to the game.^[1]