Fred Brown (Australian footballer)
Frederick Elphinstone Brown (30 January 1896 – 18 December 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
| Fred Brown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Frederick Elphinstone Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania | ||
| Date of death | 18 December 1971 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Caulfield, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Caulfield | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1922–24 | Hawthorn (VFA) | 37 (7)[1] | |
| 1925–26 | Hawthorn | 4 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Prior to his football career Brown enlisted to serve in World War I in February 1917, seeing action in France before returning to Australia in 1919.[3]
After playing with Caulfield Football Club, Brown joined Hawthorn at the start of the 1922 VFA season[4] and he played in Hawthorn's first two seasons in the VFL.
Notes
- Gordon, Harry & Michael. One For All: the story of the Hawthorn Football Club. ISBN 978-1-921332-83-8.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "Discovering Anzacs: Frederick Elphinstone Brown". National Archives of Australia.
- "GEELONG'S FIRST GAME". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 8 May 1922. p. 7.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.