Jack Mueller (footballer)

Infobox afl player | firstname = Jack
lastname = Mueller




birthdate = 9 September 1915
birthplace =
heightweight = 175cm, 70 kg
originalteam = Echuca, Victoria
dead = alive
deathdate = 14 June 2001
deathplace =
debutdate = 1934
debutteam = Melbourne
debutopponent =
debutstadium =
playingteams = Melbourne (1934-1950 [Source: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers 2007 Edition] )

216 games, 378 goals
statsend = 2007
careerhighlights =
* Melbourne Best and Fairest 1937, 1939, 1946
* Melbourne premiership player 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948

Jack Mueller (9 September 1915–14 June 2001) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL). He was famous for having only 8 fingers, after losing two when he caught his hand in a machine at work. [Source: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers 2007 Edition]

Career highlights

Playing career:
* Melbourne 1934-1950 (Games: 216 Goals: 378)

Player honors:
* 3rd in the Brownlow Medal 1937
* Melbourne Best and Fairest 1937, 1939, 1946
* Melbourne leading goalkicker 1934, 1946
* Melbourne premiership player 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948
* Melbourne Team of the Century
* Victorian representative (4 games, 4 goals)

ee also

* 1948 VFL season

External links

* [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jack_Mueller.html Jack Mueller career stats]

References

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* [http://prod.www.afl.cfour.com.au/Season2007/Awards/HallofFame/Players/tabid/856/Default.aspx AFL site: Australian Football Hall of Fame]
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