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  1. Mr T.

    A legend written in blood

    A LEGEND WRITTEN IN BLOOD 24 August 2003 Sunday Herald Sun By SCOT PALMER JACK Dyer, "Captain Blood", the greatest Tiger of them all, died peacefully in his sleep at Box Hill Hospital yesterday, aged 89, but in the back streets of Richmond his legend will live forever. Jack's wonderfully...
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    How the Dyer Legend began

    How the Dyer Legend began 25 August 2003 As the tributes have flowed for the late Jack Dyer in recent days we have heard the retelling of yarns about his toughness as a player, uniqueness as a commentator and admirable qualities as a human being. Noted football historian and editor of Inside...
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    Tigers honour 'Captain Blood'

    Tigers honour 'Captain Blood' 24 August, 2003, Jordan Chong The leaders of Richmond – both on-field and off – have paid tribute to club great Jack Dyer, who passed away on Saturday. Tigers president Clinton Casey and injured skipper Wayne Campbell spoke in glowing terms of this giant of the...
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    If you don't mind, umpire

    If you don't mind, umpire By NEIL KEARNEY, 25 Aug 2003 THE midday news came on the car radio, and Jack Dyer was snorting indignation over the headline item. A shonky detective had gone down for taking kickbacks and - being a former member of the Victorian constabulary - Jack was so irate he...
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    Dyer's gone, and Tigers of old are in short supply

    Dyer's gone, and Tigers of old are in short supply By Linda Pearce, August 25 2003, THE AGE The long arms reaching up like the "giant testicles" to which the late Jack Dyer once infamously referred, yesterday belonged to Port Adelaide's Warren Tredrea. It was jarring, too, that among the good...
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    Send in the clowns

    SEND IN THE CLOWNS 31 August 2003 AFL By HOWARD KOTTON Neil Roberts regards the late, great Jack Dyer as a comic genius. Roberts, who for many years sat in on TV's legendary World of Sport panel, this week told Howard Kotton tales of Jack and the other funny men of football. In the past week...
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    Tribute To Jack – Captain Blood

    Tribute To Jack – Captain Blood Thanks to PRE member Bunnerz85 for writing this article in memory of Jack on the second anniversary of his sad passing away. There have been some great footballers to play the game such as *smile* Reynolds, John Coleman, Royce Hart, and also some of the more recent...
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    Jack Dyer: The Tributes

    Jack Dyer: The Tributes Source: afl.com.au , Sat 23 August, 2003 From the moment Jack Dyer's passing, at 89, was announced on the screen at Telstra Stadium on Saturday, tributes began flowing for the Richmond and AFL legend. Richmond games record-holder, Kevin Bartlett: He was a person who led...
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    Peace for a Champion

    PEACE FOR A CHAMPION HeraldSun By IAN HABERFIELD, 24 Aug 2003 SEVENTY-TWO years ago a gawky, raw-boned kid ran on to Punt Road oval for the first of his 312 VFL games. John Raymond Dyer, recruited from a team quaintly called the Richmond Hill Mob, launched a career in Round 2, 1931. He had...
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    DYER, Jack

    DYER, Jack Source: www.richmondfc.com.au Number: 17 Height: 185 Weight: 89 Previous Clubs: Yarra Juncton F.C, De La Salle College School Teams and St.Ignatius F.C. Date of Birth: 13/11/1913 John Raymond “Jack” DYER was a ruckman who became one of the greatest legends the game has known. Born...