The son of Paul Robert Beveridge (1876–1943)[1] and Catherine Mary Beveridge (1875–1961), née Prendeville, John Robert Beveridge was born at Collingwood, Victoria on 8 May 1907.
He married Mercia Griffiths Payne (1907–1986)[2] in 1936.
Beveridge's grandson, Luke Beveridge, also played football at VFL/AFL level and currently coaches the Western Bulldogs who he coached to the 2016 AFL premiership.
Football
Beveridge played as a centreman and was noted for his handballing skills. He finished equal seventh in the 1933 Brownlow Medal and was a member of the Collingwood side which won four premierships in a row under Jock McHale.[3]
After leaving Collingwood he joined West Perth in the WANFL and helped them to win their second consecutive premiership.[4]
In 1937 he moved to Tasmania and was captain-coach of Launceston, the club winning the NTFA premiership for the fifth consecutive season and also the State premiership for that season.[5]