George Nelson (footballer)
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George Nelson | |||
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![]() Nelson during his Collingwood career | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | George Anthony Nelson | ||
Date of birth | 26 April 1919 | ||
Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 9 March 1981 | (aged 61)||
Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Magpies (Sunday League) | ||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1944–45 | Collingwood | 24 (1) | |
1946 | Richmond | 2 (0) | |
1947 | Williamstown (VFA) | 12 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
George Anthony Nelson (26 April 1919 – 9 March 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Prior to his football career, Nelson served in the Australian Army during World War II.[2]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 653. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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- George Nelson's Profile from Collingwood Forever
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