Ron Smith (Australian footballer, born 1917)

Ron Smith (6 May 1917 – 19 January 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Ron Smith
Smith in 1945
Personal information
Full name Ron Smith
Date of birth (1917-05-06)6 May 1917
Date of death 19 January 1998(1998-01-19) (aged 80)
Original team(s) Abbotsford
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 80.5 kg (177 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1941–43, 1945–47 Collingwood 48 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

His brother Stan also played for Collingwood.[2]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 832. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "Young Collingwood Team For S.A. Football Match". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 30 July 1947. p. 8. Retrieved 2 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.

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