Paul Peter Cameron (12 June 1904 – 31 December 1978)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
| Paul Cameron | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Paul Peter Cameron | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Essendon, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 31 December 1978 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Brunswick, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Middle Park | ||
| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1926, 1928 | South Melbourne | 22 (34) | |
| 1928 | Carlton | 2 (4) | |
| Total | 24 (38) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Cameron joined the Yarraville Football Club in 1929.[3]
Cameron won the 1934 Gippsland Football League best and fairest award, the Trood Medal, when he was captain / coach of the Rosedale Football Club,[4] after being recruited from Yarraville Football Club.[5]
Cameron was then captain / coach of Berrigan Football Club in 1935 and 1936,[6][7] leading them to the 1936 Murray Football League premiership.[8]
Notes edit
- ^ "Paul Cameron – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 17 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. 120. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ "1929 - The Smallest Man?". Sporting Globe. 5 June 1929. p. 9. Retrieved 14 January 2021 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1934 - Trood Medal Winner". Weekly Times. 15 September 1934. p. 69. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1934 - Football Notes". Gippsland Times. Vic. 21 June 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1935 - Football". Cobram Courier. Vic. 28 March 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1937 - Football". Cobram Courier. Vic. 29 April 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1936 - Berrigan Premiers". Numurkah Leader. Vic. 22 September 1936. p. 4. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via Trove Newspapers.
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