Brendan Edwards

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Brendan Edwards
Personal information
Birth 18th March 1936,
Recruited from
Height and weight 178 cm, 75 kg
Playing career¹
Debut 1956, Hawthorn vs. ?, at ?
Team(s) Hawthorn (1956-1963)

109 games, 29 goals

¹ Statistics to end of 2007 season
Career highlights

  • Hawthorn Best & Fairest Award 1960
  • Victorian representative 1960
  • Hawthorn Premiership 1961

Brendan Edwards (Born 18th March 1936 is a former Australian rules football footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League VFL from 1956 to 1961 and again in the 1963 season. He won their best and fairest award in 1960 and represented Victoria at interstate football in the same season. After he was seriously injuried and he retired as a player in 1963, he founded a chain of health clubs in Melbourne and pioneered the concept of aerobic fitness in Australia.

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