John Stephenson (14 May 1937 – 14 October 2014) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| John Stephenson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Francis Stephenson | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1937 | ||
| Date of death | 14 October 2014 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Chelsea, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Benalla | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 85.5 kg (188 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1958 | Carlton | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
The son of Jack Stephenson, who also played for Carlton, he was recruited from Benalla, but played only a single league game (in 1958).[2]
In 1989 he was a passenger on United Airlines Flight 811 from Los Angeles to Sydney via Honolulu and Auckland the Boeing 747 Jumbo cargo door failed mid flight and blown 9 people out, Stephenson was seated 11 rows behind where the fuselage was breached.[3] In October 2014, Stephenson was killed when the Van's RV-6 light aircraft he was piloting crashed into a house in the Melbourne suburb of Chelsea.[4]
References edit
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 795. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ De Bolfo, Tony (24 October 2014). "John's romantic return carries even greater poignancy".
- ^ Young, Matt (16 October 2014). "Light plane victim John Stephenson survived one of modern aviation's most terrifying disasters". NewsComAu. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ Devic, Aleks (15 October 2014). "Homemade aircraft in fiery suburban crash tops accident figures". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
External links edit
- John Stephenson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- John Stephenson's profile at Blueseum
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