Don Calder (29 November 1927 – 25 December 2006)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] Calder was captain of Carlton's 1953 Second 18 premiership team.
| Don Calder | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Don Calder | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1927 | ||
| Date of death | 25 December 2006 (aged 79) | ||
| Original team(s) | Crib Point | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1950–53 | Carlton | 23 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
He joined Wodonga as captain-coach for the 1954 and 1955 Ovens & Murray Football League season.[3]
Notes edit
- ^ "Don Calder – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ "Wodonga signs Don Calder". The Argus. Melbourne. 26 November 1953. p. 20. Retrieved 26 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
External links edit
- Don Calder's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Don Calder's profile at Blueseum
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