Bert O'Dee explained

Bert O'Dee
Fullname:Albert Hector James O'Dee
Birth Date:17 July 1896
Birth Place:Fitzroy, Victoria
Death Place:Macleod, Victoria
Originalteam:Police[1]
Statsend:1921
Years1:1915–1921
Games Goals1:31 (5)
Careerhighlights:
  • premiership player 1916

Albert Hector James O'Dee (17 July 1896 – 5 June 1982) was an Australian rules football player at the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Football

He became a premiership player at Fitzroy, playing in the 1916 VFL Grand Final, under the captaincy of Wally Johnson, with George Holden as coach. O'Dee made his debut for Fitzroy against in Round 15 of the 1915 VFL season, at the Brunswick Street Oval.[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. Holmesby & Main (200).
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242164372 'Lynx', "Footballers' Pastime: History of Handball", The Herald, (Saturday, 20 March 1920), p.2.
  3. Web site: N to R. Brisbane Lions. 20 September 2012.