Peter Bennett (footballer, born 1926)

Peter Bennett (11 July 1926 – 4 July 2012)[1] was an Olympian and Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Peter Bennett
Personal information
Date of birth (1926-07-11)11 July 1926
Date of death 4 July 2012(2012-07-04) (aged 85)
Original team(s) Wesley College, Melbourne
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1944, 1947–54 St Kilda 103 (258)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bennett was a full forward and topped St Kilda's goal kicking five times, with a best of 59 goals in 1950. Prior to his sports career, he had served as a private in the Australian Army during the Second World War.[2] In 1952 he took a year off football in order to represent the Australian water polo team in the 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki.[3] After two more seasons at St Kilda he decided to retire from football to concentrate on water polo, and captained the Australian water polo team at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics where they finished ninth.[3] In 2012, he was inducted into the Water Polo Australia Hall of Fame.[4]

He was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne.

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell (4 July 2012). "Bennett obituary". St Kilda Football Club. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. "World War Two Service". Australian Government – Department of Veteran's Affairs. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. Sports Reference - Peter Bennett Biography
  4. "Hall of Fame - Water Polo Australia". waterpoloaustralia.com.au. Water Polo Australia. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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