Thomas James Everuss (18 October 1903 – 18 May 1979) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Tom Everuss | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Thomas James Everuss | ||
Date of birth | (1903-10-18)18 October 1903 | ||
Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales | ||
Date of death | 18 May 1979(1979-05-18) (aged 75) | ||
Place of death | Umina Beach, New South Wales | ||
Original team(s) | South Broken Hill | ||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1926 | Hawthorn | 17 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
After commencing his career with South Broken Hill Football Club, Everuss and his team-mate Lindsay Beck both joined Hawthorn at the start of the 1926 VFL season.[2] He made his debut against North Melbourne in Round 2[3] and played every game for the remainder of the season. Everuss returned to Broken Hill in 1927 where he resumed his work as a fireman.
In 1929 he married Jean Isobel Glenn and they lived in South Broken Hill until he transferred to the fire station at South Bankstown where he served for twenty years. Upon retirement they moved to Umina where they lived until his death in 1979.
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