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Hugh James

Hugh James
Personal information
Full name John Hugh James
Date of birth (1890-05-04)4 May 1890
Place of birth Sale, Victoria
Date of death 4 May 1967(1967-05-04) (aged 77)
Original team(s) Essendon (VFA)/Preston (VFA)
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1909–1916, 1919–1923 Richmond 188 (119)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1923.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Hugh "Hughie" James MC & Bar (4 May 1890 – 23 April 1967) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1909 and 1916 and, upon returning from military service, from 1919 to 1923 for the Richmond Football Club.

He served in the Australian Imperial Force from 1916 to 1919. Rising to the rank of lieutenant, he was wounded on active duty and twice awarded the Military Cross for bravery in the battlefield.



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