Alan Carr (footballer)

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Alan Carr
Personal information
Full name Alan Carr
Date of birth (1939-04-21) 21 April 1939 (age 82)
Original team(s) Mentone
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s) Ruck
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1959–66 North Melbourne 66 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1966.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Alan Carr (born 21 April 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1] While captain-coach of Frankston in the 1968 VFA season, Carr had to have an eye removed, due to an injury sustained in a game against Box Hill. [2]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 133. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. Beames, Percy. "Another setback for Ron Barassi". The Age . 3 June 1968. p. 22. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

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