George Barton (footballer)
| George Barton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | George Barton | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Tawonga, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 5 May 1977 (aged 42)[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | Tawonga, Myrtleford | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1956 | Hawthorn | 9 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
George Barton (born 23 August 1934) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
The Tallangatta & District Football League senior football best and fairest award was changed to the Barton Medal in 1977, after three times best and fairest winner, George Barton tragically passed away after a short battle with cancer.[3]
At the time of Barton's death, he was also a four time runner up in the Tallangatta & DFL best and fairest award, where he originally polled the same number of votes as the winners, but finished second in the award to the player who polled the most three votes, on the countback system.
In 2016, the Tallangatta & District Football League retrospectively awarded the late George Barton, with an additional four more Barton Medals, thus finishing up with an incredible seven senior football best and fairest awards/Barton Medals.
Brother of Colin Barton, who played with Geelong Football Club and Bill Barton who played with North Melbourne Football Club.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "1977 - George Barton - Headstone". Billon Graves. 5 May 1977. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Beau Greenway (24 September 2022). "Border and North East football families share connection to AFL grand finalists Sydney and Geelong". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- George Barton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- George Barton at AustralianFootball.com
- 1950 - Yackandandah & DFA Tawonga FC team photo
- 1953 - Yackandandah & DFA Premiers & Runners Up: Bogong FC & Tawonga FC team photos
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