Jack Nilson (footballer)
| Jack Nilson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Ivar Nilson | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 31 October 1970 (aged 51) | ||
| Place of death | Parkville, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Brunswick | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 71.5 kg (158 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1944 | Collingwood | 3 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Ivar Nilson (12 March 1919 – 31 October 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit]Nilson was of Finnish heritage and his mother, Suleima Elizabeth Siuro (c1893-1919), a domestic servant,[2] tragically died in Melbourne, on 15 March 1919, from the 1919 influenza epidemic three days after his birth.[3]
He was then adopted by Swedish immigrants, Bror Edvard Nilsson (a.k.a. Nilson) (−1956),[4] and Ida Ingeborg Nilson (1882–1937), née Gröndahl (a.k.a. Greendale), who lived in West Brunswick.
He married Gwendoline Claire Johnson (1922–1985) on 11 April 1942.[5] They had three children.
War service
[edit]Nilson also served in the 58th Battalion of the Second AIF during World War II.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 658. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Probate Record: Estate of Suleima Elizabeth Siuro, Supreme Court of Victoria, no.163404, 16 April 1919.
- ^ Influenza: Position Satisfactory, The Argus, (Monday, 17 March 19190, p.8.
- ^ Deaths: Nilson, The Argus, (Thursday, 9 August 1956), p.12.
- ^ Marriages: Nilson—Johnson, The Age, (Saturday, 18 April 1942), p.9.
- ^ Nominal Roll.
References
[edit]- B883, V44607: World War Two Service Record: Private John Ivar Nilson (V44607), (documents not yet examined for release), National Archives of Australia.
- World War Nominal Roll: Private John Ivar Nilson (V44607), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- High Tower Diving, The Argus, (Friday, 17 January 1947), p.12.
- High Tower, The (Sydney) Sun, (Sunday, 19 January 1947), p.9.
- Gould Retains Diving Title, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 31 January 1948), p.5.
- Takes Plunge, The Argus, (Monday, 7 February 1949), p.6.
- They Fly Through the Air, The Age, (Thursday, 16 November 1950), p.4.
External links
[edit]- Jack Nilson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Nilson's playing statistics from The VFA Project
- Profile on Collingwood Forever
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- 1919 births
- 1970 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
- Collingwood Football Club players
- Brunswick Football Club players
- Australian Army personnel of World War II
- Australian Army soldiers
- People from Brunswick, Victoria
- Australian people of Finnish descent
- Military personnel from Melbourne
- Australian rules biography, 1919 birth stubs