John Brown (footballer, born 1937)

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John Brown
Personal information
Full name John Brown
Date of birth(1937-05-08)8 May 1937
Date of death 8 July 2001(2001-07-08) (aged 64)
Original team(s) Stawell
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Wingman
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1960–1964 Geelong 48 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Brown (8 May 1937 – 8 July 2001) [1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.

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Brown was recruited from Stawell were in 1959 won the club's best and fairest. [2]

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The following year he commenced with Geelong.

Brown was a wingman in Geelong's 1963 premiership team.

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References

  1. "John Brown – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. History of the Stawell Football Club ISBN   9780987139412