Jack Quinn
Geelong
AFL career
21 games16 goals
- Debut
- R1 1897 v ESS8 May 1897
- Most recent
- R5 1898 v FIT4 June 1898
Stats
Bio
Jack Quinn holds a permanent place in Geelong history as a member of the club's inaugural VFL team in 1897. A reliable forward who worked as a tanner away from the field, he debuted in the opening round against Essendon and became a staple of the line-up, missing just one game during the home-and-away season. Quinn proved his worth as a goal-kicker during a massive win over St Kilda at the Junction Oval, snagging three goals in a victory that set a league scoring record which stood for two years. He featured in all three finals during the 1897 round-robin series as the Pivotonians finished runners-up, but his senior career wound down early the following season after just five more appearances. Tragically, Quinn is often remembered for his premature death in 1918, when he suffocated while bravely attempting to rescue a colleague from a gas-filled sewer shaft in Richmond, an act of heroism eventually recognised by the Royal Humane Society.
Profile
- Full name
- Jack J. Quinn
- Born
- 28 Sept 1874
- Died
- 11 Dec 1918 (aged 44y 74d)
- Birthplace
- Geelong, VIC
- Deathplace
- Richmond, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionJack Quinn holds a permanent place in Geelong history as a member of the club's inaugural VFL team in 1897. A reliable forward who worked as a tanner away from the field, he debuted in the opening round against Essendon and became a staple of the line-up, missing just one game during the home-and-away season. Quinn proved his worth as a goal-kicker during a massive win over St Kilda at the Junction Oval, snagging three goals in a victory that set a league scoring record which stood for two years. He featured in all three finals during the 1897 round-robin series as the Pivotonians finished runners-up, but his senior career wound down early the following season after just five more appearances. Tragically, Quinn is often remembered for his premature death in 1918, when he suffocated while bravely attempting to rescue a colleague from a gas-filled sewer shaft in Richmond, an act of heroism eventually recognised by the Royal Humane Society.