Bob Atkinson

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Bob Atkinson
Personal information
Date of birth	29 October 1913
Original team	Coburg
Debut	Round 2, 1942, Carlton v. South Melbourne, at Princes Park
Height/Weight	173cm, 80 kg
Playing career¹
Carlton (1942-1944) 44 games, 0 goals
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1944 season.

Bob Atkinson (29 October 1913 - 25 December 2006)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Atkinson made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 2 of the 1942 VFL season, coming across from Coburg. He returned to Coburg after the 1944 VFL season, having played 44 matches for Carlton.

Atkinson's father Percy played for Norwood Football Club in the South Australian competition, while his brother Ted played for North Melbourne Football Club and his son John played with Fitzroy Football Club.^[2]

References

Atkinson, G. (1982) Everything you ever wanted to know about Australian rules football but couldn't be bothered asking, The Five Mile Press: Melbourne. ISBN 0 86788 009 0.

Persondata
Name	Atkinson, Bob
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	29 October 1913
Place of birth
Date of death	25 December 2006
Place of death

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