John Quinn Sr.

John Michael Quinn Sr. (died 5 August 1954) was an Australian rules footballer for the Port Adelaide Football Club, captaining the club from 1904 to 1905.

John Quinn Sr.
John Quinn Sr in 1895.
Personal information
Full name	John Michael Quinn Sr.
Nickname(s)	Jack
Date of birth	1 November 1875
Date of death	5 August 1954(1954-08-05) (aged 78)
Original team(s)	Semaphore Central
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1894	Port Adelaide
1895–1899	White Feather
1900–1908	Port Adelaide	116 (85)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1901, 1904	South Australia	3
Career highlights
Port Adelaide premiership player (1906) SAFA leading goalkicker (1907) 2× Port Adelaide leading goal kicker (1901, 1907) 2× Port Adelaide best and fairest (1900, 1905)
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Early life

John was the eldest of 7 children born to Michael Quinn and Mary Sidoli.

Junior Football

John as a junior at Semaphore Central around 1890.

John began playing for local club Semaphore Central in the early 1890s.

Goldfields (1895–1899)

In 1895 John left for the Western Australian Goldfields for employment. During his years in Western Australia he played in the strong Goldfields competition for Kanowna Football Club (known as White Feather).

Return to Port Adelaide

John returned home and began playing for Port Adelaide around 1900.

Personal life

John Quinn Sr. was the father of future league footballers John Quinn Jr, Tom, Bob, and George. Both Tom and Bob Quinn would win premierships with Port Adelaide. Tom Quinn would later play for Geelong and is honoured in their team of the century. Likewise Bob Quinn is honoured in Port Adelaide's team of the century.