James Watson Oppy (8 March 1921 – 24 July 2011)[4] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [5]

Family

The son of James Thomas Oppy (1893-1935)[6] and Doris Edna Oppy, née Watson (1895-1967), James Watson Oppy, known as "Jim", was born on 8 March 1921.

He was the older brother of Richmond player Max Oppy and cousin of Dick Reynolds, Tom Reynolds, and murdered lawyer Keith William Allan.

Notes

  1. ^ "1942 - FOOTBALL IN JEOPARDY". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic). 15 April 1942. p. 8. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  2. ^ "1942 - Football: Richmond". The Age (Melbourne, Vic). 14 April 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  3. ^ "1945 - V F L TEAMS STRONGER". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic). 1 June 1945. p. 16. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Jim Oppy - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  5. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 640. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  6. ^ Deaths: Oppy, The Age, (Monday, 29 April 1935), p.1.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Oppy
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