Jacob Ballard is a current Coburg Football Club player and a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League. Drafted with the 47th selection in the 2014 Rookie Draft from Northern Blues in the Victorian Football League, he played for Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League, Fremantle's reserve team during the 2014 and 2015 seasons Ballard made his AFL debut for Fremantle in the final round of the 2015 AFL season, when Fremantle sent a weakened team to play Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval. Twelve changes were made to the team, and Ballard was one of four players to make their AFL debuts. He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2015 season. One day after being delisted by Fremantle, Ballard was awarded the Tuckey Medal as the best and fairest player for Peel Thunder in 2015.
About Jacob Ballard
Freelance illustrator known by the name Sketchfresh who later began working within the Global Industrial Design team at Purina Petcare. After 4 years there, he and a business partner launched their own design studio before he joined Newell Brands at the end of 2016.
Before Fame
He studied industrial design at Purdue University. He completed an internship at Metaphase Design in St. Louis while in school.
Achievement
He taught a senior level Industrial Design course at Metropolitan State University as an affiliate faculty.
Family Life
He is from Kalamazoo, Michigan. He is a father to a daughter.
Associations
He and Monika Lee both studied industrial design in school.
Information related to Jacob Ballard
- Peel Thunder Football Club players
- Fremantle Football Club players
