Charlie Pearson was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon during the 1880s. He is credited as being one of the first people to attempt high flying marks where a player jumps on the back of another in order to take a mark.[1] Nicknamed the Commotion, he was considered one of the finest players of his era.[2]
Due to his work at a rural sheep station in Queensland he only played sporadically for Essendon. In the 1920s, he was reported to be managing a cattle station in Argentina.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Fullpointsfooty.net". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011.
- ^ "Champions of Essendon ". Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 - 1939). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 8 August 1917. p. 16. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Farm and Dairy". The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 17 September 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
External links edit
- Charlie Pearson at AustralianFootball.com