Frank Negri Explained
| Frank Negri |
| Fullname: | Francis Angelo Negri |
| Birth Date: | 1 November 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Malvern East, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Teachers Training College |
| Height: | 175 cm |
| Weight: | 77 kg |
| Statsend: | 1943 |
| Years1: | 1943 |
| Games Goals1: | 6 (0) |
Francis Angelo Negri (1 November 1917 – 8 August 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of Angelo Monigatti Negri (1880-1940),[2] [3] [4] and Adelaide Negri (1892-1944), née Tiernan,[5] [6] Francis Angelo Negri was born on 1 November 1917.[7]
His younger brother, Des Negri, also played VFL football for Collingwood.
War Service & Football
Negri served in the Australian Army from 1942 to 1947, spending 12 months at Duntroon Military College and being commissioned as an officer in 1943. He played six games for Collingwood during his period of war service, and at the end of 1945 was working in the Records Office.[8]
Country Umpire
Negri later became an umpire in Victorian country leagues.
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 651.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206765006 Deaths: Negri, The Age, (Wednesday, 22 May 1940), p.1.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12463416 Fireman Dies: Collapsed at Blaze, The Argus, (Wednesday, 22 May 1940), p.9.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206759762 Fireman's Funeral, The Age, (Thursday, 23 May 1940), p.10.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154919640 Marriages: Monigatti (Negri)—Tiernan, The Age, (Saturday, 9 October 1915), p.5.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11351348 Deaths: Negri, Monday, 10 July 1944), p.10.
- News: Family Notices . The Argus . 22,278 . Victoria, Australia . 22 December 1917 . 1.
- Book: Cullen, Barbara . Harder than football : league players at war . 413 . 2015 . Richmond, Victoria . Slattery Media Group . 978-0-992379-14-8.
