Jack Anderson (footballer, born 1908)

John Yates Anderson (29 October 1908 – 25 May 1958)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1932 and 1933 for the Richmond Football Club and from 1935 to 1939 for the North Melbourne Football Club. Jack Anderson is the father of former radio announcer John Anderson.

Jack Anderson
Personal information
Full name	John Yates Anderson
Date of birth	29 October 1908
Place of birth	Beechworth, Victoria
Date of death	25 May 1958(1958-05-25) (aged 49)
Place of death	Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s)	Traralgon
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	82.5 kg (182 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1932–1933	Richmond	09 0(2)
1935–1939	North Melbourne	59 (10)
Total		68 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939.
Career highlights
Richmond Premiership Player 1932
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

A fireman by profession, Anderson collapsed and died while supervising salvage operations at the scene of a fire on the corner of Hardware Lane and Lonsdale Street in the Melbourne Central Business District on 25 May 1958.^[2]