Jim Keogh (footballer)

James Joseph Keogh (10 September 1897 – 1 June 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Jim Keogh
Keogh in 1921
Personal information
Full name James Joseph Keogh
Date of birth (1897-09-10)10 September 1897
Place of birth Mitcham, Victoria
Date of death 1 June 1963(1963-06-01) (aged 65)
Place of death Queensland
Original team(s) Surrey Hills
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1921 Collingwood 04 (0)
1922–25 Brunswick (VFA) 51 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Thomas William Keogh (1860–1928) and Flora Jane Keogh (1872–1955), née Titus, James Joseph Keogh was born at Mitcham, Victoria on 10 September 1897.

Education

He was educated at St Patrick's College, Ballarat.

Military service

Aged 18, Keogh enlisted in the First AIF in May 1916, and served overseas, returning to Australia in June 1919.[2]

Football

Collingwood (VFL)

Jim Keogh played four games for Collingwood in 1921, but struggled to gain a regular place in the Collingwood team.

Brunswick (VFA)

Keogh transferred to Brunswick in 1922[3] where he played for the next four seasons.

Notes

  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.475.
  2. "Discovering Anzacs: James Joseph Keogh". National Archives of Australia.
  3. "FOOTBALL". The Argus. No. 23, 639. Victoria, Australia. 11 May 1922. p. 5.

References

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