George Nelson (footballer)
| George Nelson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Nelson during his Collingwood career | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | George Anthony Nelson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 9 March 1981 (aged 61) | ||
| 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) | |
| Total | 26 (1) | ||
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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).[2]
Notes
- ^ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ 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.
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