Arthur Best

For American football player, see Art Best.
Arthur Best
Personal information
Full name Arthur Fitzroy Best
Date of birth (1888-10-18)18 October 1888
Date of death 17 June 1960(1960-06-17) (aged 71)
Original team(s) Melbourne Grammar, South Yarra
Height/Weight 175 cm
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1912–13
1914
Total		 St Kilda
Melbourne		 15 (22)
12 (30)
27 (52)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1914 season.

Arthur Best (18 October 1888 – 17 June 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] His father was Sir Robert Best, a prominent politician who served in the Victorian Legislative Assembly and Parliament of Australia.

In September 1914, Best enlisted in the AIF to fight in World War I. He had been working as a salesman prior to enlistment. A member of the 58th Battalion, Best worked his way up from the rank of private to captain. In 1918, he was twice mentioned in dispatches. Best returned safely to Australia in July 1919.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. ↑ "Arthur Fitzroy BEST". The AIF Project. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

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