Fred Flanagan
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Fred Flanagan | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Fred Flanagan | ||
Date of birth | 28 March 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Swan Hill, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 14 January 2013 | (aged 88)||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1946–1955 | Geelong | 163 (182) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
Victoria | 21 (13) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Fred Flanagan (28 March 1924 – 14 January 2013) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL).
Flanagan was a gifted centre half-forward from Swan Hill who was a magnificent mark and kick. He played his whole career with Geelong Football Club.
In 1998 Flanagan was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Flanagan died on 14 January 2013, aged 88.[1] In response to his death, the CEO of the Geelong Football Club, Brian Cook, said Flanagan "was a great man and a great Geelong man (...) [who] loved the club and the people that made up the club".[1]
Career highlights
Playing career:
- Geelong 1946–55 (Games: 163 Goals: 182)
Player honors:
- 2nd Brownlow Medal 1950
- Geelong best and fairest 1949
- Geelong leading goalkicker 1954
- Geelong captain 1951–1953
- Geelong premierships 1951 (captain), 1952 (captain)
- Geelong Team of the Century
- Victorian representative 21 matches (21 games, 13 goals).
Footnotes
- ^ a b McNicol, Adam. "Cats legend Flanagan passes away". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
References
- Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 68. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X.
- De Bolfo, Tony (14 March 2017). "200 Club push for 'Mulga', Baxter and Bob". Carlton Football Club.
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