John Longmire is one of the most popular and richest Australian Rules Footballer who was born on December 31, 1970 in Corowa, New South Wales, Australia. Both the duo of Both he and Zeljko Kalac are former athletes from Australia. were former athletes from Australia.
Longmire’s physique and size earned him the nickname Horse. His first match for North Melbourne was in the infamous Exhibition Match between North Melbourne and Carlton at The Oval in London in 1987. His first official match was in in 1988 against Footscray with a four-goal performance from full-forward, but struggled after that and near the end of the season coach John Kennedy Sr. moved him to full-back. He did well in that role during 1989 – holding Tony Lockett to five kicks in Round 14 – but North’s lack of key position players in attack saw him moved back to the forward line in August.
Longmire began his playing career at the Corowa-Rutherglen club in New South Wales, where he nearly won the Ovens & Murray Football League’s leading goalkicker title in 1987 as a 16-year-old, kicking 82 goals. His ability and size quickly attracted the interest of the North Melbourne VFL club’s talent scouts.
He was raised and born within Corowa, New South Wales. He was married to Shelley Longmire.
The year 2014 was the time he along with his team Sydney Swans took the McClelland Trophy.
John Longmire (born 31 December 1970) is the current coach of the Sydney Swans. As a player, he represented the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 1988 to 1999.
