Jim Heenan (footballer, born 1930)

Jim Heenan
Personal information
Full name Jim P. Heenan, Jr.
Date of birth 19 May 1930
Date of death 29 October 1999(1999-10-29) (aged 69)
Original team(s) Essendon All Blacks
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Back pocket
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1952–1957 Essendon 82 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jim P. Heenan (19 May 1930 – 29 October 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

His father, also named Jim, made eight appearances for North Melbourne in 1930.[1]

Heenan had a good debut season at Essendon, winning their award for the best first year player and also polling seven votes in the Brownlow Medal.[2] A back pocket defender, he came off the bench in the 1957 VFL Grand Final, but played in the losing team.[3]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. ^ "AFL Tables: Jim Heenan". afltables.com.
  3. ^ "Heenan, Jim P." Essendon Football Club. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.