Vic Cumberland
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| Birth | 4 July 1877, |
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| Height and weight | 182cm / 86.5kg |
| Death | 5 July 1927 (aged 50), |
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| Debut | 1898, Melbourne vs. , at |
| Team(s) | Career 1922-1934
Melbourne (1898-1901)
St Kilda (1903-04 1907-08 1912-15 1920)
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Harold Vivian "Vic" Cumberland (4 July 1877 – 5 July 1927), also known as Harry Cumberland,[1] is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL and the SANFL.
Initially playing senior football in Tasmania, he then played with Melbourne from 1898. Later he had several periods at St Kilda starting in 1903. From 1909 to 1911 he played with Sturt in the SANFL, winning the league's Magarey Medal award as the fairest and most brilliant in his final year at the club.
He twice was voted Champion of the Season as best player in Victoria in 1904 and 1913.
Cumberland was immensely strong and a natural running ruckman. He was a strong mark and an excellent long kick, with the skill to grab the ball from the ruck and handpass to a team-mate. [2]
The oldest player to ever play VFL football at 43 years of age. He went to World War 1 and was wounded 3 times.[2] He died in a motorcycle accident in 1927.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Ross (1996), has him as "Vic Cumberland" at pp.41, 58, 59, 64, 82, 83, 104; yet, on pp.125, he has him as "Harry Cumberland" — and the entire set of pages is indexed on p.374 under "Harry Cumberland". Also the Full Points Footy Biography is for Harry Cumberland.Full Points Footy Biography: Harry Cumberland
- ^ a b Ross, (1999), p.56.
[edit] References
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872-1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-959-17402-8
- Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0
- Ross, J. (ed), The Australian Football Hall of Fame, HarperCollinsPublishers, (Ryde), 1999. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X
[edit] External links
- AFL Statistics: Vic Cumberland
- Full Points Footy's Victorian Team of the Century
- Full Points Footy Biography: Harry Cumberland
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