Bob Chitty

Bob Chitty
Personal information
Full nameRobert Main-Warring Chitty[1]
Date of birth4 July 1916
Place of birthCudgewa, Victoria
Date of death4 April 1985 (aged 68)
Original teamSunshine
Height/Weight174cm / 86kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1937–1946Carlton147 (32)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1946 season.
Career highlights

Robert Main-Warring "Bob" Chitty (4 July 1916 - 4 April 1985)[2] was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Chitty made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 7 of the 1937 season. Chitty left the club after the 1946 season.

In 1951 Chitty starred as Ned Kelly in the feature film The Glenrowan Affair.

Chitty's brother Peter played VFL football for St Kilda and later, as a Prisoner of War in Changi Prison, was awarded a "Brownlow Medal" for being the Best and Fairest player in the Changi Football League.[3]

After leaving Melbourne he spent some time in both Benalla and Scottsdale as a captain-coach.

References

  1. ↑ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Bob Chitty - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Shaw, I. (2006) Bloodbath, Scribe, Melbourne.

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