Barry Smith (Australian footballer)

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Barry Smith
Personal information
Full name Barry Smith
Date of birth (1939-01-21) 21 January 1939 (age 82)
Original team(s) North Melbourne reserves
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Position(s) Wing
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1960–1965 Footscray 78 (15)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1965.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Barry Smith (born 21 January 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray 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. 826. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.

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