Charles Coles (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Charles John Clarke Coles | ||
Nickname(s) | Dummy[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 December 1878 | ||
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 20 August 1942 | (aged 63)||
Place of death | Geelong, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Chilwell | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Follower | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1897–1904 | Geelong | 72 (81) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Charles John Clarke Coles (26 December 1878 – 20 August 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was a skilled follower with a nice kick. However, his career was ruined through a broken leg in 1904. He died in 1942 after being struck on the chin while acting as a doorkeeper at the Palais Royal Dance Hall in Geelong.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Charlie Coles – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers (7th ed.). Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ "DEATH AFTER BLOW". The Argus. Melbourne. 21 August 1942. p. 3.
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