Peter Box

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Peter Box
Personal information
Birth March 22, 1932,
Recruited from Cheltenham
Height and weight 180 cm / 79 kg
Playing career¹
Debut 1951, Footscray vs. , at
Team(s) Footscray (1951, 1953-57)
  • 107 games, 43 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1957 season
Career highlights

Peter Box (born March 22, 1932) was an Australian rules footballler who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League during the 1950s.

Box arrived at Footscray from Cheltenham and made his VFL debut in 1951. He missed the entire 1952 season through injury before returning and playing his best football from 1953 onwards. Although he was used mainly as a centreman, Box played at centre half-forward in Footscray's 1954 premiership side. By winning the Brownlow Medal in 1956 he became the only Footscray premiership player to win the medal. The previous year he won his club's Best and Fairest award. He finished his career with Camberwell in the Victorian Football Association.

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