Herbert White (footballer) explained

Herbert White
Fullname:	Herbert James White
Birth Date:	6 June 1907
Birth Place:	Preston, Victoria
Death Date:	^[1]
Death Place:	Prahran, Victoria
Originalteam:	Northcote (VFA)^[2]
Height:	168 cm
Weight:	70 kg
Statsend:	1929
Years1:	1926–1929
Games Goals1:	67 (27)
Careerhighlights:	premiership player 1926

Herbert James White (6 June 1907 – 8 April 1944) was an Australian rules football player at the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Football

In 1926, he became one of the club's premiership players, under the auspices of captain-coach Albert Chadwick.

White made his debut against in Round 1 of the 1926 VFL season, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

He has been given the Melbourne Heritage Number of 439, based on the order of his debut for the club.^[3]

See also

• 1927 Melbourne Carnival

Notes and References

1. News: Family Notices . The Age . 27761 . Victoria, Australia . 12 April 1944 . 6.
2. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
3. Web site: Heritage Numbers – 0 – 500 . Melbourne Football Club . 18 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120815134334/http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7415/newsid/17244/default.aspx . 15 August 2012 . dmy-all .