Fred Felsch
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Full name | Frederick George Felsch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia | 11 December 1915||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 20 June 1963 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 47)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 22 February 2019 |
Frederick George Felsch (1915-1963) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s.
Background
Felsch was born at Ulmarra, New South Wales and was of German descent,
Playing career
Felsch played nine seasons with South Sydney between 1936-1944. He rose to become club captain in the era prior to Jack Rayner. Felsch played for the club in the 1939 NSWRL grand final against Balmain in which Souths lost heavily by a score of 33-4. Felsch scored South Sydney's only points in the match kicking 2 goals.
Felsch represented New South Wales on ten occasions between 1938-1941, although World War II curtailed any possibility of playing for Australia.[2][3][4]
Death
Felsch died at North Sydney on 20 June 1963, aged 47.[5]
References
- ^ "Fred Felsch - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players.1995. (ISBN 1875169571)
- ^ "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Fred Felsch". www.ssralmanac.com.
- ^ "Tigers, Souths love a ruckus". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald- Death Notice 21/6/1963
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- 1963 deaths
- South Sydney Rabbitohs captains
- Australian rugby league players
- Australian people of German descent
- New South Wales rugby league team players
- City New South Wales rugby league team players
- Country New South Wales rugby league team players
- 1915 births
- South Sydney Rabbitohs players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Australian rugby league biography stubs