Jim Bradford (footballer)
Jim "Nipper" Bradford (2 March 1926 – 8 March 2005)[1] was an Australian rules football player. He played seven games with Collingwood in 1943, and nine with North Melbourne in 1949.[2][3]
| Jim Bradford | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1926 | ||
| Date of death | 8 March 2005 (aged 79) | ||
| Original team(s) | Abbotsford[1] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1943 | Collingwood | 7 (16) | |
| 1949 | North Melbourne | 9 (8) | |
| 1950-1954 | West Torrens | 76 (197) | |
| Total | 92 (221) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
He was the shortest player ever to play Australian rules football at the highest level. He stood five feet tall (152 centimetres).[4]
Bradford played 76 games for Camberwell and kicked 169 goals (1945-48). He won Camberwell's best and fairest in 1945, 1946.
He was named as the rover in Camberwell Football Club's Team of the Century.[5]
References
- "Jim Bradford". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 59. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
- "Jim Bradford - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- Jim Main, Aussie rules for Dummies (2nd edition, 2008), p 16.
- "Camberwell Team of the Century". Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
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