Rex Johns
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Rex Johns at Adelaide Oval during the 1950's.
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| Full name | Rex Harold Johns | ||
| Nickname(s) | Rexie | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1935 | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
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| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1954–1963 | Port Adelaide | 134 (451) | |
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| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1957, 1960 | South Australia | 5 (17) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1963 season.
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Rex Harold Johns (21 May 1935 – 16 December 2009) was an Australian rules footballer for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
Football career
During an era of dour defence, Johns' ability to score goals at an average 3.37 per game was exceptional. During his time at the club he won the club's leading goalkicker award six times and the competition's award four times.[1] He was a member of four premiership teams for Port Adelaide.
Personal life
Rex Johns died after a long battle with cancer on the 16 December 2009 at the age of 74.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
