Charles Coles (footballer)

Charles Coles
Personal information
Full nameCharles Coles
Nickname(s)Dummy[1]
Date of birth21 July 1879[2]
Date of death20 August 1942 (aged 63)
Place of deathGeelong, Victoria
Original teamChilwell
Height/Weight183 cm / 83 kg[3]
Position(s)Follower
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1897–1904Geelong72 (81)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1904 season.

Charles Coles (21 July 1879 – 20 August 1942[2]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was a skilled follower with a nice kick, however his career was ruined through a broken leg in 1904. He was killed in 1942 while acting as a doorkeeper at the Palais Royal Dance Hall in Geelong.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Charles Coles (Geelong)". Full Points Footy. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Charlie Coles". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  3. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers (7th ed.). Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  4. ↑ "DEATH AFTER BLOW.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848–1954) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 21 August 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 11 January 2011.