Gary Lazarus | |
Birth Date: | 21 September 1945 |
Originalteam: | Fitzroy Thirds |
Height: | 188 cm |
Weight: | 89 kg |
Statsend: | 1970 |
Years1: | 1963–1970 |
Club1: | Fitzroy |
Games Goals1: | 132 (206) |
Gary Lazarus (born 21 September 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL during the 1960s.
Lazarus came to Fitzroy straight from the thirds, without playing a single reserves game. He was used by Fitzroy mainly as a key forward and in the ruck. On four occasions, 1963, 1965, 1966 and 1967 he topped Fitzroy's goalkicking. He kicked a career high 39 goals in the 1966 season.
On 6 July 1963, playing at full-forward,and kicking four goals, he was a member of the young and inexperienced Fitzroy team that comprehensively and unexpectedly defeated Geelong, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.