Jim Manson (Australian footballer)
James Henry Manson (2 November 1937 – 20 May 2010) was an Australian rules football player and local government politician from Tasmania, Australia.[1]
Manson played 210 games for Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) club Glenorchy as a ruckman and forward,[2] winning their best and fairest award in 1964.[1]
Following the end of his playing career, Manson commentated on Tasmanian Football League matches for Hobart television station TVT6's (later known as Tas-TV and WIN) World Of Sport program from the 1970s until the early 1990s.
Manson was inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame in 2009.[1][2]
Manson was first elected to the Glenorchy City Council in 1996 and served as the council's deputy mayor from 2005 until his death.[1]
Manson's son James was also a leading Australian rules footballer, playing 167 Australian Football League (AFL) games and was a member of the Collingwood Football Club team that won the 1990 AFL Premiership.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Stubbs, Brett (20 May 2010). "'Gentleman' Jim Manson dies". The Mercury. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Old Scholars Of Hobart Junior Technical School, Hobart Technical High School And New Town High School Who Have Made A Significant Contribution To The Sport Of Australian Rules Football" (PDF). New Town High School (Tasmania). Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ Stubbs, Brett (22 May 2010). "Family's sad reflection". The Mercury. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
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