Charlie Oliver (Australian footballer)
| Charlie Oliver | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Joseph Oliver | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1874 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofala, New South Wales | ||
| Date of death | 29 December 1917 (aged 43) | ||
| Place of death | Melbourne | ||
| Original team | Carlton Imperials | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1900 | Carlton | 1 (1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1900 season. | |||
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Oliver (9 September 1874 – 29 December 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Oliver was a doctor by profession and played his early football at Carlton Imperials.[1] He played just one VFL game for Carlton, against Melbourne at the MCG, but kicked a goal from centre half forward.[2]
While serving with the Australian Army Medical Corps in World War I, Oliver was killed after falling off his horse outside his army camp in Seymour. He died of a cerebral haemorrhage two days later at the Base Military Hospital in Melbourne.[3]
See also
- List of Victorian Football League players who died in active service
References
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ↑ "Charlie Oliver". AFL Tables. Blueseum Biography: Charlie Oliver
- ↑ The Argus, "Died On Service" and "Funeral Notices", 31 December 1917, p. 1, col.A, Col.B.