Barry Roberts (Australian rules footballer)

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Barry Roberts
Personal information
Full name Barry Roberts
Date of birth (1937-10-28) 28 October 1937 (age 83)
Original team(s) Preston Thirds
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1957–1958 Fitzroy 9 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Barry Roberts (born 28 October 1937) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

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. 756. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.

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