Eric Cumming
| Eric Cumming | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Eric J. Cumming | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1923 | ||
| Date of death | 23 February 1964 (aged 40) | ||
| Original team | Acheron Valley | ||
| Height/Weight | 178 cm / 86 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1948–49 | Footscray | 14 (2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1949 season. | |||
Eric Cumming (23 December 1923 - 23 February 1964)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1940s.
Cumming spent two seasons at Footscray, who were captain-coached by Arthur Olliver. He played eight games in the 1948 VFL season, including a Semi Final, which Footscray lost to Collingwood. Cumming appeared in six games the following season and kicked his only two career goals in a match against Fitzroy at Brunswick Street.[2]
A professional sprinter, Cumming became the first and only Australian to win the prestigious New Year Sprint, at Powderhall Scotland in 1952. With a handicap of two yards, Cumming won the 130 yard race in 12.19 seconds. He also regularly competed in the Stawell Gift and finished second in 1946, behind Tommy Deane. In recognition of his contribution to professional running, the Stawell Athletic Club awards the most successful sprinter over 70 m, 120 m, and 200 m, at its Easter Gift carnival, the Eric Cumming trophy.[3]
References
- ↑ "Eric Cumming - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ Eric Cumming's statistics from AFL Tables
- ↑ The Age, "A Cumming to go one place better", 15 April 1974, p. 10