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Russell Jones (ice hockey)

Russell Jones, Australian ice hockey player and coach (died 2012)

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Born
September 1, 1926
Died
October 1, 2012
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1926

About Russell Jones (ice hockey)

Russell Anderson Jones was an Australian ice hockey player. Jones was a member of the Australian national team during the 1960 Winter Olympics and also competed in the 1962 World Ice Hockey Championships. Jones first started playing ice hockey following the end of World War II, joining the Melbourne-based league at the St Moritz rink in The Esplanade, St Kilda. Jones again won the Goodall Cup as a player for Victoria on seven more occasions – 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1961, and 1962. Australia who were competing in Group B finished thirteenth overall and won their first-ever international game after defeating Denmark 6–2. As a coach for Victoria, he won his first Goodall Cup in 1965.

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Russell Jones (ice hockey) timeline

  1. Jones again won the Goodall Cup as a player for Victoria on seven more occasions – 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1961, and 1962.
  2. Jones was a member of the Australian national team during the 1960 Winter Olympics and also competed in the 1962 World Ice Hockey Championships.
  3. As a coach for Victoria, he won his first Goodall Cup in 1965.

The world when Russell Jones (ice hockey) was born

Russell Jones (ice hockey) was born in 1926. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1926

  • #1 song"Bye Bye Blackbird"
  • Top movieThe General (Buster Keaton)
  • Best-selling bookThe Sun Also Rises – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGertrude Ederle swims the English Channel
  • Top headlineA.A. Milne publishes Winnie-the-Pooh
  • Technology milestoneFirst demonstration of television
  • Defining fadFlagpole sitting
  • Notable inventionPop-up toaster
  • World population2.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population117.4M

1926 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Russell Jones (ice hockey)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19262026
Gas$0.23$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,620$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population117.4M341 million

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