Thomas James Everuss (18 October 1903 – 18 May 1979) was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played with in the
Victorian Football League (VFL).
Early life
The son of Thomas James Everuss (1870–1933), and Margaret Priscilla Eversuss (1874–1943), née Whetter, Thomas James Everuss was born in Broken Hill on 18 October 1903.
He married Jean Isobel Glenn (1908-1967), in Broken Hill, on 29 January 1929. They had three children.
Football
After commencing his career with South Broken Hill Football Club, Everuss and his team-mate
Lindsay Beck
Lindsay George Beck (4 April 1900 – 5 February 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide and Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Football ...
both joined at the start of the
1926 VFL season
The 1926 VFL season was the 30th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 1 May until 9 October, and comprised an 18-gam ...
. He made his debut against North Melbourne in Round 2; he played every game for the remainder of the season.
Fireman
Everuss returned to Broken Hill in September 1926, where he resumed his work as a fireman. He lived in South Broken Hill until he transferred to the fire station at South
Bankstown where he served for twenty years. Upon retirement he moved to
Umina where he lived until his death in 1979.
Death
He died at
Umina Beach, New South Wales on 18 May 1979.
Deaths: Everuss, ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', (Monday, 21 May 1979), p.19.
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External links
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Thomas James Everuss, at ''New South Wales Australian Football History Society''.
1903 births
1979 deaths
Australian rules footballers from New South Wales
Hawthorn Football Club players
South Broken Hill Football Club players
Sportspeople from Broken Hill, New South Wales
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