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Jim Crowe
Australian rules football player · Australian rules football coach
- May 18, 1909 · Carlton
- May 21, 1979 · Kew East
- 70 years
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Jim Crowe, 70, Australian footballer.
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|James Patrick Crowe (18 May 1909 – 21 May 1979) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Crowe started his career as a half forward flanker before being moved into defence as a rebound player. He was a member of Carlton's losing 1932 Grand Final side and in 1936 crossed to Collingwood. In his first year with Collingwood he played in a premiership, occupying a back pocket in the Grand Final.
In 1947 he coached Footscray for a season, with the club finishing ninth out of the twelve clubs.
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