Artie McSpeerin

Arthur Leo McSpeerin (26 February 1880 – 1 May 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Artie McSpeerin
Personal information
Full name Arthur Leo McSpeerin
Date of birth (1880-02-26)26 February 1880
Place of birth Carlton, Victoria
Date of death 1 May 1935(1935-05-01) (aged 55)
Place of death Wellington, New Zealand
Original team(s) Phoenix / Essendon Town
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1899 Carlton 2 (2)
1903 Melbourne 1 (0)
Total 3 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He also played District cricket for Collingwood and enlisted to serve in World War I but the war ended before he saw active duty.[2]

He died in Wellington, New Zealand after an accident with a fire engine.[3]

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 566. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Discovering Anzacs: Arthur Leo McSpeerin". National Archives of Australia.
  3. "Deaths". Evening Post. Wellington, New Zealand. 1 May 1935. p. 1.
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