Original team(s) West Torrens | Name Syd James Role Actor | |
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Full name Sydney Victor Austin James Date of birth (1895-10-26)26 October 1895 Place of birth Glanville, South Australia Date of death 3 August 1966(1966-08-03) (aged 70) Died April 26, 1976, Sunderland, United Kingdom Children Reina James, Sue James, Steve James Spouse Valerie James (m. 1952–1976), Meg Williams (m. 1943–1952), Sadie Delmont (m. 1936–1940) TV shows Hancock's Half Hour, Bless This House, George and the Dragon, Carry On Laughing, Citizen James, Two in Clover Movies Carry On, Carry On Up the Khyber, Carry On Camping, Carry On Cleo, Carry On Doctor Similar People Kenneth Williams, Hattie Jacques, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor | ||
Place of death Canterbury, Victoria | ||
Sydney Victor Austin James (26 October 1895 – 3 August 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
James was born in Glanville, South Australia and was the eldest son of Thomas William James and Rachel Hall. He commenced his football career playing in Adelaide with the Glenelg Football Club before transferring to West Torrens. He then moved to Victoria and made his debut for South Melbourne in Round 1 of the 1923 VFL season. After an injury affected season in which he made eight appearances, James accepted an offer to coach the Cananore Football Club in Tasmania in 1924.
In 1925 he returned to Victoria and played with Hawthorn in their first season of VFL football. He made only two appearances before retiring at the age of 29. He also played one first-class cricket match for Tasmania in 1924/25.
He married Emily Eugenia Hodgson in 1924 and they lived in Melbourne until his death in August 1966.