Clarence Charles Lewis Jordon (31 May 1909 – 30 October 1965) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Richmond
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Family
The son of Patrick Jordon (1884-1949), and Susan Jordon (1886-1956), née Stirling, Clarence Charles Lewis Jordon was born at
Carlton, Victoria
Carlton is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, three kilometres north of the Melbourne central business district within the city of Melbourne local government area. Carlton recorded a population of 16,055 at the 2021 census. ...
on 31 May 1909.
He married Ada Walters in 1934. Their son,
Raymond Clarence "Slug" Jordon (1937-2012), was a Victorian cricketer, an Australian Rules footballer, and a successful Australian Rules coach.
Death
He died at
South Melbourne, Victoria
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on 30 October 1965.
Deaths: Jordon, (Monday, 1 November 1965), p.16.
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Notes
References
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* Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996.
World War Two Nominal Roll: Leading Aircraftman Clarence Charles Lewis Jordon (119235), ''Department of Veterans' Affairs''.
* A9301, 119235: World War Two Service Record: Leading Aircraftman Clarence Charles Lewis Jordon (119235), ''National Archives of Australia''.
External links
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Clarrie Jordon's playing statistics
from The VFA Project
1909 births
1965 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Richmond Football Club players
Prahran Football Club players
People from Carlton, Victoria
20th-century Australian sportsmen
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