Bert Russell (footballer)

Herbert Ernest Russell (7 June 1899 – 9 April 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Bert Russell
Personal information
Full name Herbert Ernest Russell
Date of birth (1899-06-07)7 June 1899
Place of birth Port Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 9 April 1983(1983-04-09) (aged 83)
Place of death Elsternwick, Victoria
Original team(s) Leopold
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1921, 1923, 1925 South Melbourne 6 (5)
1922 Williamstown (VFA) 7 (3)
1925 Port Melbourne (VFA) 3 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Alfred Russell (1863-1947), and Mary Jane Russell (1866-1941), née Bray,[2][3] Herbert Ernest Russell was born on 7 June 1899.

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 775. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. Marriages: Russell—Bray, The Age, (Wednesday, 24 September 1890), p.1.
  3. Deaths: Russell, The Age, (Saturday, 2 August 1941), p.1.
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