Brian Gilmore Explained

Brian Gilmore
Fullname:Brian Phillip Gilmore
Birth Date:8 July 1933
Birth Place:Footscray, Victoria
Death Place:Wangaratta, Victoria
Originalteam:Yarraville
Height:193 cm
Weight:83 kg
Statsend:1958
Years1:1952–1958
Club1:Footscray
Games Goals1:105 (61)
Careerhighlights:

1954

Brian Phillip Gilmore (8 July 1933 – 29 November 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1950s.

Gilmore was a follower in Footscray's 1954 premiership side and had the honour of having the ball in his hands when the siren sounded. He also represented Victoria at interstate football.

He was killed in a car accident near Wangaratta, Victoria in 1959.[1]

His grandson Daniel Gilmore played in the AFL for Fremantle.

Notes and References

  1. News: Eleven Die in Road Smashes. . Melbourne, Victoria. 30 November 1959. 9 March 2014. 1.