Roy Franklin (25 December 1892 – 25 July 1950) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Roy Franklin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Horace Roy Franklin | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Eaglehawk, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 25 July 1950 (aged 57) | ||
| Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Collingwood District | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1915 | Melbourne | 6 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
He married Margaret Jean Hunter in 1916 and was a printer/machinist around that time. Later in life he became a real estate agent.
Franklin was also a member of a Masonic Lodge at Greensborough, Melbourne.[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. 293. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ "HAPPY LODGE GATHERING". The Advertiser. Victoria, Australia. 6 September 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 17 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
External links edit
- Roy Franklin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Roy Franklin at AustralianFootball.com
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