Full name Jack Cecil Collins Original team(s) Fitzroy Sub-District Name Jack Collins | Date of birth 9 May 1925 Height/Weight 178 cm / 82 kg Died January 4, 1998 | |
Date of death 4 January 1998(1998-01-04) (aged 72) Debut Round 4, 1945, Fitzroy
v. Carlton, at Princes Park Role Australian Rules Footballer | ||
Jack Cecil Collins (9 May 1925 – 4 January 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Collins, who was recruited locally to Fitzroy, kicked seven goals in a game against St Kilda at Brunswick Street in his debut season.
He finished his career with a premiership at Essendon in 1950, where he played on the wing in the Grand Final win.
His sons Daryl and Denis both played in the VFL during the 1970s.
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