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Jack Nolan (Australian footballer)

Jack Nolan (Australian footballer)

Australian rules footballer (1902–1971)

Jack Nolan (14 May 1902 – 28 October 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

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Nolan was born in Wangaratta and educated at the Wangaratta High School[2] and went onto be a teacher at the Leongatha High School between 1925 and 1928.

Nolan was recruited to North Melbourne from Leongatha in 1926. [3]

Nolan was a brother of VFL players, Clarrie and Leo. Nolan along with his brothers, established Nolan Brothers Sports Stores in Albury, Leeton and Wangaratta, which became one of the largest inland sports depots in Australia.

Jack returned to the North East of Victoria and later played with West Albury.

Nolan later became President of the Albury Athletic Club in the 1940s. [4]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 659. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. [2]
    "1918 - Wangaratta High School". Trove Newspapers. Wangaratta Chronicle (Vic). 18 December 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. [3]
    "1926 - North Melbourne". Trove Newspapers. The Age. 12 April 1926. p. 14. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. [4]
    "1941 - For the Soldiers at Albury". Trove Newspapers. Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 5 February 1941. p. 10. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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