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Syd Jackson (New Zealand)
Syd Jackson may refer to: * Syd Jackson (speedway rider) (c. 1908–?), British speedway rider * Syd Jackson (footballer, born 1944), Aboriginal Australian rules footballer for East Perth and Carlton * Syd Jackson (footballer, born 1917) (1917–2000), Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne * Syd Jackson (Māori activist) (1939–2007), Māori activist, unionist, and leader * Syd Jackson (politician) (1889–1941), Australian politician {{hndis, Jackson, Syd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syd Jackson (speedway Rider)
Syd Jackson (sometimes referred to as Sid Jackson) (born c.1908) was a British motorcycle speedway rider who was one of the stars of the early years of the sport in Britain, and an international rider who represented England several times. Prior to taking up speedway, Jackson rode in TT racing.Bamford, Robert (2003) ''Speedway: The Pre-War Years'', Tempus, , p. 197 He rode in the first year of British speedway in 1928, including the majority of the meetings held at Leicester Stadium, and between 1929 and 1931 captained the Leicester Stadium team.Jones, Alan (2010) ''Speedway in Leicester: The Pre-War Years'', Automedia, p. 75, 182-3 In 1929, he won fourteen individual titles. He won the Leicestershire Championship in both 1929 and 1930. He missed the start of the 1931 season, while he concentrated on obtaining a pilot's licence. When speedway closed down in Leicester in 1931 he moved on to Coventry, before spending five years with Wimbledon. He became an accomplished pilot, fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syd Jackson (footballer, Born 1944)
Syd Jackson (born 1 July 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Carlton Blues during the 1970s. He usually played in the centre or half forward flank. An Indigenous Australian, Jackson was a Stolen Generations child and was adopted by Ern Manea. He started his professional footballing career at East Perth in 1963. He was equal first in that year's Sandover Medal count although he was ineligible due to suspension and in 1966 he was named East Perth's best and fairest. Jackson made his debut with Carlton in 1969 after being recruited by Ron Barassi Ronald Dale Barassi Jr. (born 27 February 1936) is a former Australian rules footballer, coach and media personality. Regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the game, Barassi was the first player to be inaugurated into .... He won premierships in the Blues in 1970 and 1972. His jumper number was 5. He was exonerated by the tribunal after striking Lee Adamson, with the tribuna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syd Jackson (footballer, Born 1917)
Syd Jackson (14 May 1917 – 9 December 2000) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Notes External links * * 1917 births 2000 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) North Melbourne Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1917-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syd Jackson (Māori Activist)
Sydney Keepa Jackson (18 December 1938 – 3 September 2007) was a prominent Māori activist, trade unionist and leader. Biography Jackson, of Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Porou descent, was born on 18 December 1938, and educated at Nelson College from 1952 to 1956.''Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006'', 6th edition He first came to prominence at the University of Auckland, where he gained an MA. He was the chairman of the Māori Students Association, and then was a founder of Ngā Tamatoa. He was strongly involved in supporting Tino Rangatiratanga, the revival of the Māori language, and the Māori protest movement in general. He was the son of the All Black Everard Jackson, and grandson of New Zealand national rugby league team representative Frederick Stanley Jackson. He played representative rugby union for Wellington in 1959 and 1960, and was a New Zealand Māori trialist. He was active from 1968 against apartheid, particularly New Zealand tours of Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |