| Johnny Lewis | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Francis Lewis | ||
| Born | (1901-09-13)13 September 1901 West Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Died | 3 July 1973(1973-07-03) (aged 71) Kew, Victoria | ||
| Original team | North Melbourne (VFA)[1] | ||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | ||
| Position | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1921–1924 | North Melbourne (VFA) | 36(26) | |
| 1925–1935 | North Melbourne | 150 (142) | |
| 1936–1938 | Melbourne | 46(18) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| Victoria | 10 (7) | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1930 | North Melbourne | 18 (1–17–0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Francis Lewis (13 September 1901 – 3 July 1973) was anAustralian rules footballer in the (then)Victorian Football League, playing for bothNorth Melbourne andMelbourne clubs.
Lewis, 191 cm and 99 kg, was a tough, hard ruckman who could carry the rucking load for the team during tough periods.
In 1926, Lewis applied for a clearance to coach theRutherglen Football Club in theOvens and Murray Football League, but his clearance was refused by North Melbourne.[2]
In 1996 Lewis was inducted into theAustralian Football Hall of Fame.
His brother,John Joseph "Bill" Lewis (1909–1949), played VFL football for North Melbourne. Lewis's great-grandsonDaniel Venables played for theWest Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.[3]
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