Travis Payze Explained

Travis Payze
Fullname:Travis Irving Payze
Birth Date:2 July 1946
Birth Place:Victoria, Australia
Originalteam:Frankston Bombers
Debutdate:Round 1, 10 September 1966
Debutteam:St Kilda
Debutopponent:Collingwood
Debutstadium:Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height:185 cm
Weight:85.5 kg
Statsend:1974
Years1:1966–1974
Club1:St Kilda
Games Goals1:127 (73)
Careerhighlights:

Travis Irving Payze (2 July 1946 – 1 September 2006) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.

Debuting for St Kilda against Collingwood in the 1966 second semi-final, Payze came off the bench and booted 3 goals. He was also named on the bench two weeks later in the Saints' first premiership side.

A lively forward, Payze had played only 12 games in his first four and a half seasons at the Saints, before he started to establish himself in the side as a ruck-rover. He was named as an All-Australian in 1972, and retired after the 1974 season.

He then coached Dandenong Football Club in the VFA, before returning to the Saints and becoming chairman of selectors in the early 1980s. He progressed to the president of St Kilda, a position he held from 1986 to 1993, in very difficult financial circumstances for the club.

In 2003, Payze was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and died on 1 September 2006, aged 60.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Saints mourn loss of 'Bongo' Payze . The Age. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&docID=AGE060902D45GA6J14S8. 2 September 2006. 2 September 2006. Emma. Quayle.