Jack Dyer | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Raymond Dyer Sr. | ||
Nickname(s) | Captain Blood | ||
Date of birth | 15 November 1913 | ||
Place of birth | Oakleigh, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 23 August 2003 | (aged 89)||
Place of death | Box Hill, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | St. Ignatius | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Ruck/ruck-rover/forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1931–1949 | Richmond | 311 (443) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
Victoria | 16 | ||
Coaching career3 | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1941–1952 | Richmond | 222 (134–86–2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1952. | |||
Career highlights | |||
VFL
Representative
Coaching | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
John Raymond Dyer Sr. OAM (15 November 1913[1] – 23 August 2003), nicknamed Captain Blood, was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1931 and 1949. One of the game's most prominent players, he was one of 12 inaugural "Legends" inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. He later turned to coaching and work in the media as a popular broadcaster and journalist.