John Timothee
Melbourne
AFL career
8 games1 goals
- Debut
- R4 1897 v STK29 May 1897
- Most recent
- R10 1898 v COL16 July 1898
Stats
Bio
Born in Fitzroy to a Mauritian father, John Timothee occupies a unique place in history as one of the VFL's earliest players of non-European descent. He joined Melbourne for the competition's inaugural season in 1897, transitioning from the VFA to appear in five matches during the league's foundation year. Timothee played a further three games in 1898, booting his solitary career goal before his brief tenure at the top level came to a close. While his on-field statistics were modest and his life was cut tragically short when he died in 1901 at just 31 years of age, his participation in the competition’s formative era marks him as a significant pioneer in the game's multicultural lineage.
Profile
- Born
- 04 Feb 1870
- Died
- 10 Dec 1901 (aged 31y 309d)
- Birthplace
- Melbourne, VIC
- Deathplace
- Melbourne, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionBorn in Fitzroy to a Mauritian father, John Timothee occupies a unique place in history as one of the VFL's earliest players of non-European descent. He joined Melbourne for the competition's inaugural season in 1897, transitioning from the VFA to appear in five matches during the league's foundation year. Timothee played a further three games in 1898, booting his solitary career goal before his brief tenure at the top level came to a close. While his on-field statistics were modest and his life was cut tragically short when he died in 1901 at just 31 years of age, his participation in the competition’s formative era marks him as a significant pioneer in the game's multicultural lineage.