James Watson Oppy (8 March 1921 – 24 July 2011)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [2]

Jim Oppy
Personal information
Full name James Watson Oppy
Date of birth (1921-03-08)8 March 1921
Place of birth Maryborough, Victoria
Date of death 24 July 2011(2011-07-24) (aged 90)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1945 Melbourne 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family edit

The son of James Thomas Oppy (1893-1935)[3] and Doris Edna Oppy, née Watson (1895-1967), James Watson Oppy, known as "Jim", was born on 8 March 1921. He was the older brother of Richmond player Max Oppy and cousin of Dick Reynolds, Tom Reynolds, and murdered lawyer Keith William Allan.

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Jim Oppy - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 640. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. ^ Deaths: Oppy, The Age, (Monday, 29 April 1935), p.1.

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