Jim May
Footscray
AFL career
6 games3 goals
- Debut
- R1 1940 v RCH27 Apr 1940
- Most recent
- R4 1941 v COL17 May 1941
Stats
1941 | FSC | 1 | 0.0 |
1940 | FSC | 5 | 0.6 |
Bio
Hailing from Wycheproof and recruited via Golden Square in the Bendigo Football League, Jim May was a mature-age arrival who debuted for Footscray in 1940 at the unusually late age of 30. Standing 188cm and weighing 87kg, he was a giant by the standards of the era, using his significant frame to provide a physical presence as a key position utility and occasional goalkicker. His VFL tenure was brief, yielding six games and three goals over two seasons as the league began to feel the strain of the Second World War. May's football journey effectively ended when he enlisted, serving in the Royal Australian Air Force during the latter stages of the conflict rather than adding to his games tally at the Western Oval.
Profile
- Born
- 15 Apr 1910
- Died
- 24 Nov 1979 (aged 69y 223d)
- Birthplace
- Wycheproof, VIC
- Deathplace
- Caulfield South, VIC
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 87 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionHailing from Wycheproof and recruited via Golden Square in the Bendigo Football League, Jim May was a mature-age arrival who debuted for Footscray in 1940 at the unusually late age of 30. Standing 188cm and weighing 87kg, he was a giant by the standards of the era, using his significant frame to provide a physical presence as a key position utility and occasional goalkicker. His VFL tenure was brief, yielding six games and three goals over two seasons as the league began to feel the strain of the Second World War. May's football journey effectively ended when he enlisted, serving in the Royal Australian Air Force during the latter stages of the conflict rather than adding to his games tally at the Western Oval.