Jim Park

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Jim Park
Personal information
Birth February 14, 1910, Bendigo
Recruited from
Height and weight 183 cm / 82 kg
Death February 9, 1943 (aged 32), Wau,
New Guinea
Playing career¹
Debut 1932, Carlton vs. , at
Team(s) Carlton (1932-40)
  • 128 games, 5 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1940 season
Career highlights

Jim Park (born February 14, 1910 - February 9, 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL during the 1930s.

Park played in the back pocket and was a premiership player with Carlton in 1938, restricting prolific Collingwood forward Ron Todd to 3 goals. In the same season he was chosen to represent Victoria for the first time in his career. During 1943 he was killed in action while fighting Japanese forces in Wau, New Guinea.

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[edit] References

  • Main, J. & Allen, D., "Park, Jim", pp.307-310 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen — The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. ISBN 1-740-95010-0

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