Jack Dyer
VFL
- Richmond premiership player 1934
- Richmond premiership captain-coach
- AFL Team of the Century
- Richmond Team of the Century
- 100 Tiger Treasures "The Strong & the Bold"
- Richmond Best & Fairest 1932, 1937–1941, 1946
- Richmond captain 1941–1949
- Richmond leading goalkicker 1947, 1948
- Australian Football Hall of Fame "Legend," conferred 1996
- Richmond Hall of Fame, inducted 2002
- Richmond "Immortal," conferred 2002
Representative
- Victoria captain 1941, 1949
John Raymond "Jack" Dyer Sr. OAM (15 November 1913 – 23 August 2003), also known as Captain Blood (see below), was a prominent figure in Australian rules football during two distinct careers, firstly as a player and coach of the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League between 1931 and 1952, and then as a broadcaster and journalist.
Read more about Jack Dyer: Early Life, Sporting Career, A Star Is Born, Captain Blood, Personal Life, Media Career, Retirement and Death, Iconic Photograph
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