Bob Addison Explained

Bob Addison
Fullname:Robert Newman Addison
Birth Date:18 July 1908
Birth Place:Newport, Victoria
Death Place:Footscray, Victoria
Height:157 cm
Weight:65 kg
Statsend:1931
Years1:1931
Games Goals1:1 (0)

Robert Newman Addison (18 July 1908 – 8 March 1988)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played one game for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1931.

Family

The son of Robert Addison (1883-1954),[2] and Elizabeth Jane Addison (1890-1976), née Bridges, Robert Newman Addison was born at Newport, Victoria on 18 July 1908.

He married Alice Evelyn Johnson (1918-1999) in 1938.

Football

His solitary game came against Hawthorn in round 1. He did not kick a goal.

After playing for Spotswood in 1932, Addison crossed to Williamstown in the VFA in 1933 and played 27 games and kicked 33 goals. He was leading goalscorer at Williamstown in 1933 with a total of 23.

He was cleared to the South Bendigo Football Club in the Bendigo Football League in 1934.[3] [4] [5]

Death

He died at Footscray, Victoria on 8 March 1988.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bob Addison - Player Bio. Australian Football. 14 March 2015.
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205396181 Deaths: Addison, The Age, (Thursday, 23 September 1954), p.11.
  3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10950652 League Grants Many Permits, The Argus, (Thursday, 28 June 1934), p.14.
  4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223355990 South Bendigo Team, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 8 June 1935), p.37.
  5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11031982 Matches in Country: Bendigo, The Argus, (Monday, 4 May 1936), p.15.