Bob Sellers (footballer) explained

Bob Sellers
Fullname:Miles Alfred Sellers
Birth Date:23 February 1905
Birth Place:St Kilda, Victoria
Death Place:Fitzroy, Victoria
Originalteam:Box Hill
Debutdate:Round 1, 1925
Debutstadium:Glenferrie Oval
Height:182 cm
Weight:83 kg
Position:Follower, forward
Guernsey:25, 8
Statsend:1934
Years1:1925–1934
Club1:Hawthorn
Games Goals1:98 (65)
Umpireyears1:1944–1952
Umpireleague1:VFL
Umpirerole1:Goal umpire
Umpiregames1:131
Careerhighlights:

Miles Alfred "Bob" Sellers (23 February 1905 – 10 September 1971)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Early life

The eldest child of Alfred Thomas Sellers (1875–1923)[3] and Florence Sellers (1878–1962), nee Pearce, Miles Alfred Sellers was born at St Kilda on 23 February 1905.

Football

After commencing his football career with Ferntree Gully[4] he joined Box Hill for a season before playing with Hawthorn from their inaugural VFL season in 1925 until 1934, as a follower and forward.[5] He made a total of 98 league appearances.[6]

Sellers also played district cricket for the Hawthorn-East Melbourne club.

In 1944 Sellers returned to the VFL as a goal umpire and officiated in 131 games. Until Mark Fraser's umpiring debut in 2005, Sellers was the last former player to officiate in a league fixture.[7]

Miles Sellers remained an active member of the Hawthorn Football Club throughout his life, receiving a Life Membership and remaining timekeeper for the club until his death.

Honours and achievements

Individual

Death

Miles Sellers died after an illness at St Vincent's Hospital in Fitzroy on 10 September 1971 and was cremated at Springvale Botanical Cemetery.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bob Sellers - Player Bio. Australian Football. 11 December 2014.
  2. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  3. News: Family Notices . The Argus . 24,129 . Victoria, Australia . 6 December 1923 . 1.
  4. Web site: FTG Football Club VFL Players.
  5. Web site: Bob Sellers. Australian Football.com.
  6. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Bob_Sellers.html AFL Tables: Bob Sellers
  7. Web site: AFL Player-Umpires. 2 January 2014. AFL Umpires Association.
  8. Web site: Miles Alfred Sellers . Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.