Peter Burns (footballer)
For the St Kilda player, see Peter Burns (footballer, born 1939).
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| Full name | Peter Burns | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1866 | ||
| Date of death | 11 October 1952 (aged 86) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897–1902 | Geelong | 89 (7) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1902 season. | |||
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Peter Burns (5 January 1866 – 11 October 1952) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football Association (VFA) and Victorian Football League (VFL).
Burns was a tall ruckman and full-back. Playing originally with Ballarat Football Club in the VFA, he later played with the VFA's South Melbourne and joined the Geelong Football Club in 1892, at which time it was also a VFA club. Geelong became a foundation VFL club in 1896 and Burns played in its first VFL season 1897.
In 1996 Burns was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
References
- Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 44. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X.
- de Lacy, H.A., "Unforgettable Characters in Football: Greatest Player Game Has Produced", Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 3 May 1941), p.6.
External links
- Peter Burns's statistics from AFL Tables
- Peter Burns's profile from AustralianFootball.com
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