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| Bob Austen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Albert William Austen | ||
| Born |
24 May 1914 Burnley, Victoria | ||
| Died | 6 July 1999 (aged 85) | ||
| Original team | Camberwell | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1942 | Hawthorn | 6 (1) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Albert William 'Bob' Austen (24 May 1914 – 6 July 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
After six games with Hawthorn in 1942, he enlisted and served in both in the Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ↑ "World War II Roll:Albert William Austen". Commonwealth of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Bob Austen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bob Austen at AustralianFootball.com
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- 1914 births
- 1999 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
- Hawthorn Football Club players
- Camberwell Football Club players
- Australian Army personnel of World War II
- Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II
- Australian Army soldiers
- Royal Australian Air Force airmen
- Military personnel from Melbourne
- People from Burnley, Victoria
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rules football biography, 1914 birth stubs