Hugh James | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Hugh James | ||
Date of birth | 4 May 1890 | ||
Place of birth | Sale, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 4 May 1967 | (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.
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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.