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James "Jim" Byrne (born 22 June 1933) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Byrne, a ruckman, won the a Michelsen Medal while with Sandhurst in 1955. He left Bendigo for Melbourne in 1956 and appeared in the opening three rounds of the 1956 VFL season for St Kilda.〔(AFL Tables: Jim Byrne )〕 His permit had only been for those three games and St Kilda were then refused a clearance by Sandhurst.〔''The Age'',("Saints Win Two-year Battle for Jim Byrne" ), 17 April 1957, p. 10〕 The following year he was cleared to St Kilda and played in the first two rounds of the season before suffering a knee injury, which would ultimately end his football career.〔''The Age'',("St. Kilda Ruckman to See Specialist" ), 8 May 1957, p. 1〕 He would go on to buy a farm in Lockington and coach the local football team.〔''The Age'',("Cats have claws into another finals charge" ), 24 August 2003〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jim Byrne (footballer, born 1933)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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