Jim Stynes: Brownlow Medalist and Youth Foundation Founder Dies at 45

Jim Stynes was an Irish-born Australian rules footballer. Born on April 23, 1966, in Dublin, he moved to Melbourne in 1984 to play for the Melbourne Football Club.

In 1991 he became the first non-Australian-born winner of the Brownlow Medal. He was a two-time All-Australian, won four Bluey Truscott Medals and set a record of 244 consecutive games. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2003.

He co-founded the Reach Foundation in 1994 to help young people and later served as Melbourne's president. Stynes was diagnosed with melanoma in 2009 and died at his home in St Kilda on March 20, 2012, at age 45. He received a state funeral.

Achievements: Brownlow Medal (1991), Australian Football Hall of Fame (2003).

Birth: April 23, 1966 - Dublin, Ireland.

Profession: Footballer and youth advocate.

Interesting Facts: He played a record 244 consecutive games.