John Downs (2 March 1890 – 4 May 1975) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with

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and

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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). Play and Players, ''The (Melbourne) Herald'', (Friday, 18 June 1920), p. 3.
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Johnny Downs's profile
at ''Blueseum''. 1890 births 1975 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Fitzroy Football Club players Carlton Football Club players People from Collingwood, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1890-stub