Bert Foster
| Bert Foster | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
19 August 1906 Echuca, Victoria | ||
| Died |
31 August 1942 (aged 36) Sandringham, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Echuca | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1928–1936 | Richmond | 133 (65) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Bert Foster (19 August 1906 – 31 August 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League between 1928 and 1936 for the Richmond Football Club. Originally from Echuca, he later coached the Richmond seconds team and the Sandringham Football Club in the Victorian Football Association.[1] He was a fireman for the MFB and died on duty.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "TRAGIC ACCIDENT". Riverine Herald. Echuca, Vic. 1 September 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 12 October 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Fireman Killed in Accident". The Argus. Melbourne. 1 September 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 12 October 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- Hogan P: The Tigers of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
External links
[edit]- Bert Foster's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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Categories:
- Richmond Football Club players
- Richmond Football Club premiership players
- Sandringham Football Club players
- Sandringham Football Club coaches
- Echuca Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Road incident deaths in Victoria (state)
- 1906 births
- 1942 deaths
- Cycling road incident deaths
- VFL/AFL premiership players
- Sportspeople from Echuca
- Australian firefighters
- Australian rules football biography, 1906 birth stubs