Full name John Robert Barnes Name Jack Barnes | Date of birth 20 May 1905 Weight 87 kg | |
Date of death 6 October 1999(1999-10-06) (aged 94) Debut Round 7, 1925, South Melbourne
v. Essendon, at Windy Hill Role Australian Rules Footballer Died October 6, 1999, Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia | ||
Place of birth Williamstown, Victoria Place of death Williamstown, Victoria | ||
John "Jack" Robert Barnes (20 May 1905 – 6 October 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s.
Born in Williamstown, Barnes was used mostly as a forward and kicked 34 goals in 1928, including a bag of six against Geelong at Lake Oval. His son Ken played at South Melbourne in the 1960s.
Barnes also represented Victoria in a first-class cricket match in 1930 as a right-handed batsman. Playing against Tasmania at the MCG, Barnes batted in the middle order and made 51. It would be his only innings at first-class level. Fellow VFL footballers Stuart King and Heinrich Schrader also played in that match for Victoria.
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