Noel Jarvis

Noel Jarvis (12 December 1924 – 14 February 1975)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Noel Jarvis
Personal information
Date of birth 12 December 1924
Date of death 14 February 1975(1975-02-14) (aged 50)
Place of death Clifton Hill, Victoria
Original team(s) East Brunswick
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1944–1952 Fitzroy 159 (31)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jarvis played as a wingman and won premierships in both the Seniors and Reserves with Fitzroy in his debut season, 1944.[2] He represented the VFL at the 1947 Hobart Carnival and in 1952.

Jarvis was appointed as captain-coach of Rochester in the Bendigo Football League in 1953.[3]

In 1975, Jarvis was found dead in a Clifton Hill street. He had fallen to his death while intoxicated.[4]

References

  1. "Noel Jarvis - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. Marc Fiddian (2003), The Best of Football Trivia, Hastings, VIC: Galaxy Print and Design, p. 88
  3. "1953 - Fitzroy clear Jarvis to Fitzroy". The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic). 3 March 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. "Former Lion a "semi-alcoholic"". The Age. 15 July 1975. p. 11. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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