George Nelson (footballer)

George Nelson
Nelson during his Collingwood career
Personal information
Full name George Anthony Nelson[1]
Date of birth (1919-04-26)26 April 1919
Place of birth Collingwood, Victoria
Date of death 9 March 1981(1981-03-09) (aged 61)
Original team(s) Magpies (Sunday League)
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1944–45 Collingwood 24 (1)
1946 Richmond 02 (0)
Total 26 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

George Anthony Nelson (26 April 1919 – 9 March 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 653. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.


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