Charlie H. Pannam

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Charlie Pannam
Personal information
Birth October 2, 1874(1874-10-02),
Recruited from Collingwood Juniors
Height and weight 173cm / 79.5kg
Death October 29, 1952 (aged 78),
Playing career¹
Debut 1897, Collingwood vs. , at
Team(s) Collingwood (1897-1906)

179 games, 111 goals

Richmond (1908) 14 games, 22 goals

Coaching career¹
Team(s) Richmond (1912)
¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season
Career highlights

Charles 'Charlie' Pannam (the original family surname was Pannamopoulos) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the VFA between 1894 and 1896 then in the VFL between 1897 and 1906. He then played for the Richmond Football Club in the VFA in 1907 then in the VFL in 1908. He was senior coach of Richmond in 1907 and 1912.

A wingman and a rover, he was the first VFL player to reach the 100 game milestone, he was the VFL Leading Goalkicker in 1905, the last Captain and Coach of Richmond in the VFA and that club's first captain in its inaugural VFL season.

In 1996 Pannam was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

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