Charles Coles (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Coles | ||
| Nickname(s) | Dummy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1879[2] | ||
| Date of death | 20 August 1942 (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Chilwell | ||
| Height/Weight | 183 cm / 83 kg[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Follower | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897–1904 | Geelong | 72 (81) | |
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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
- ↑ "Charlie Coles - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- 1 2 "Charlie Coles". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers (7th ed.). Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ↑ "DEATH AFTER BLOW.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848–1954) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 21 August 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
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