Barney Lazarus Explained

Barney Lazarus
Fullname:Barney Lazarus
Birth Date:18 December 1879
Birth Place:London
Death Place:Sydney
Originalteam:Carlton Juniors
Statsend:1902
Years1:1902
Games Goals1:7 (0)

Barney Lazarus (18 December 1879 – 6 May 1962) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Lazarus made his senior VFL debut in 1902, playing seven games for Carlton. Following his retirement from football, Lazarus moved to Sydney and married there in 1912.[2] In 2015 it was discovered that Lazarus was Jewish, making him one of the few Jews to have played senior VFL/AFL football.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2009 . 8th . 978-1-921496-00-4 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 477.
  2. Web site: Browne. Ashley. Historians discover identity of two more Jewish League footballers. afl.com.au. Australian Football League. 9 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906033752/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-08-05/historians-discover-identity-of-two-more-jewish-league-footballers. 6 September 2015. dead.