Barney Lazarus (18 December 1879 – 6 May 1962) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Barney Lazarus | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Barney Lazarus | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | London | ||
| Date of death | 6 May 1962 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Sydney | ||
| Original team(s) | Carlton Juniors | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1902 | Carlton | 7 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Lazarus made his senior VFL debut in 1902, playing seven games for Carlton. Following his retirement from football, Lazarus moved to Sydney and married there in 1912.[2] In 2015 it was discovered that Lazarus was Jewish, making him one of the few Jews to have played senior VFL/AFL football.[2]
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 477. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ a b Browne, Ashley. "Historians discover identity of two more Jewish League footballers". afl.com.au. Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
External links edit
- Barney Lazarus's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Barney Lazarus's profile at Blueseum
 | This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1870s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |