Bob Green (footballer) explained

Bob Green
Birth Date:5 January 1911
Death Place:Preston, Victoria
Originalteam:Ascot Vale CYMS
Height:179 cm
Weight:75 kg
Statsend:1945
Years1:1933–1945
Club1:Carlton
Games Goals1:187 (58)

Robert Green (5 January 1911 – 8 May 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL for 13 seasons, from 1933 to 1945 (inclusive).

Football

The younger brother of Carlton player Jack Green, Bob was a wingman in Carlton's 1938 premiership side.[1]

Death

Green died on 8 May 1949 in Preston, Victoria, when he was hit by a car at a tram stop.[2] He was 38.

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Notes and References

  1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243321708 Footballers Figure in Handball Surprise, The Herald, (Monday, 26 March 1934), p.15.
  2. News: FIVE DIE IN WEEKEND ROAD SMASHES. . . Melbourne . 9 May 1949 . 19 February 2012 . 5 . National Library of Australia.