Alec Crozier Explained

Alec Crozier
Fullname:Alexander Wilson Crozier
Birth Date:9 July 1904
Birth Place:Kensington, Victoria
Death Place:Yarraville, Victoria
Originalteam:Caulfield
Height:188 cm
Weight:88 kg
Position:Follower
Guernsey:28
Statsend:1927
Years1:1926–27
Games Goals1:4 (0)

Alexander Wilson Crozier (9 July 1904 – 16 June 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Early life

The son of John Crozier (1870–1930)[2] and Agnes Catherine Crozier, nee Alexander (1879–1948),[3] Alexander Wilson Crozier was born at Kensington on 9 July 1904.

Football

Crozier joined Hawthorn at the start of the 1926 VFL season from Caulfield.[4] After spending almost all season in the reserves he played in the final game of the season against Melbourne.[5] Despite not making the senior squad at the start of the year[6] he was frequently named in the better players in the reserves in 1927 and played another three senior games.

Later life

In 1934 Alec Crozier married Lorna Pearl Tepper and they lived in various areas in Melbourne until his death in June 1974.[7] He was cremated at Fawkner Memorial Park.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
  2. News: Family Notices . The Age . 23,561 . Victoria, Australia . 14 October 1930 . 1.
  3. News: Family Notices . The Argus . 31,727 . Melbourne . 10 May 1948 . 2.
  4. News: NOTES TROM THE CLUBS. . The Argus . Melbourne . 3 April 1925 . 6.
  5. News: FOOTBALL. . The Argus . Melbourne . 10 September 1926 . 5.
  6. News: FOOTBALL. . The Argus . Melbourne . 25 April 1927 . 7.
  7. Web site: AustralianFootball.com profile.
  8. Web site: Alexander Wilson Crozier . Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.