| Niels Becker | |||
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| Full name | Niels Gunther Becker | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Döbern, Germany | ||
| Original team(s) | Braybrook | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruck | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1962–63 | Footscray | 10 (3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1963. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Niels Gunther Becker (born 16 June 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He later went on to become a professor at the Australian National University, distinguishing himself in the fields of biostatistics, epidemiology and public health. [1] [2]
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