Alan Good
| Birth name | Alan Good | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 July 1867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wanganui Collegiate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Hugh Good | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alan Good (12 July 1867 – 30 April 1938)
Good was born in
He was also an amateur athlete[2] and in 1898 won the national amateur long jump title[3] with a recorded jump of 19 inches and a half.[4]
Career
Good mostly played on the
After appearing in an All Black trial Good was selected for the national side to tour Australia in 1893.[2][4] Unfortunately injuries prevented not only Good but many of the touring party to play all ten matches and Good himself was limited to just four.[3]
He never made another All Black appearance but was heavily involved with his provincial side.[3]
Personal
Good was also a fluent speaker of the Māori language, where he earned respect and befriended many members of the Iwis in south Taranaki[3][4]
Family
Good was one of 9 children to Thomas Good and Sarah Gates.[5]
A sister, Fanny, was a
Two of his brothers, Harry (a forward) and Hugh (also a wing three-quarter) represented Taranaki and Hugh played for the All Blacks in 1894.[3][4]
He married Emily Baker in 1889 and the pair had four known children together.[5] He died at Hāwera on 30 April 1938 aged 70, and was survived by his wife, one son, and two daughters.[6]
References
- ^ "the 1,109 New Zealand ALL BLACKS from 1884 - GAGE to MYNOTT :: FamilyTreeCircles.com Genealogy". www.familytreecircles.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Losses to Rugby | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Stats | allblacks.com". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ ISBN 0-908570-16-3.
- ^ a b c "PECK of Taita - Family Tree". ngairedith.tribalpages.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Mr. Alan Good". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXXV, no. 23026. 2 May 1938. p. 12. Retrieved 28 March 2016.