People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

28 February, 1908
Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

6 June, 1996 (aged 88)
Parkdale, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

unknown

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Anglican

Occupation or Descriptor

• air force officer
• Australian Rules administrator
• Australian Rules player
• newspaper employee
• radio sports broadcaster
• sports writer
• television sports broadcaster

Military Service

• World War II

Awards

• Member of the Order of the British Empire
• Australian Football Hall of Fame

Key Organisations

• Abbotsford Football Club (Melbourne)
• Queensland Australian Football League
• Royal Victorian Bowls Association
• Collingwood Football Club (Vic)
• 3DB radio station (Melbourne)
• Sporting Globe newspaper
• Channel 7 TV station
• New South Wales Football Union

Workplaces

• Herald and Weekly Times Ltd
• Australian National Football Council