Jack Dyer

Jack Dyer
Personal information
Full name	John Raymond Dyer Sr.
Nickname(s)	Captain Blood
Date of birth	(1913-11-15)15 November 1913
Place of birth	Oakleigh, Victoria
Date of death	23 August 2003(2003-08-23) (aged 89)
Place of death	Box Hill, Victoria
Original team(s)	St. Ignatius
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s)	Ruck/ruck-rover/forward
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1931–1949	Richmond	311 (443)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
	Victoria	16
Coaching career3
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1941–1952	Richmond	222 (134–86–2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1952.
Career highlights
VFL 2x VFL Premiership: (1934, 1943) 5x Richmond Best & Fairest: (1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946) 2x Richmond leading goalkicker: (1947, 1948) Richmond Captain: (1941–1949) AFL Team of the Century Australian Football Hall of Fame – Legend Status, (Inaugural Legend) Richmond Team of the Century Richmond Hall of Fame – Immortal Status, (Inaugural) Tiger Treasure (The Strong & the Bold) Representative National Football Carnival: Championship: 1937 Victoria Captain: 1941, 1949 Coaching VFL Premiership: 1943
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Raymond Dyer Sr. OAM (15 November 1913^[1] – 23 August 2003), nicknamed Captain Blood, was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1931 and 1949. One of the game's most prominent players, he was one of 12 inaugural "Legends" inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. He later turned to coaching and work in the media as a popular broadcaster and journalist.