John Raymond Dyer Jr. (born 14 December 1940) is a former
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Richmond
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Family
The son of Richmond great
Jack Dyer
John Raymond Dyer Sr. OAM (15 November 1913 – 23 August 2003), nicknamed Captain Blood, was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1931 and 1949. One of the ga ...
(1913–2003), and Sybil Margaret Dyer (1915–1968), née McCasker. John Raymond Dyer was born on 14 December 1940.
He married Lorraine Helen Faulkener, in Richmond, on 26 June 1965.
Football
Richmond (VFL)
Originally from East St Kilda CYMS,
In 1959 he played 8 games for the Richmond Under-19 (Thirds), and from 1960 to 1961 played in 27 games for the Richmond Seconds. In 1960, he was selected for the VFL Reserves representative team.
[Hogan (1996), p.63.]
He made three appearances for Richmond in the
1960 VFL season
The 1960 VFL season was the 64th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 16 April until 24 September, and comprised an ...
.
Prahran (VFA)
Having transferred to Prahran, he played in 16 senior games over two seasons (1962–1963).
Notes
References
* Hogan P, ''The Tigers of Old: A Complete History of Every Player to Represent the Richmond Football Club between 1908 and 1996'', Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996.
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External links
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Jack Dyer (Jnr), at ''The VFA Project''.
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1940 births
Living people
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Richmond Football Club players
Prahran Football Club players
20th-century Australian sportsmen