| Reg Burgess | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Reginald Mark Burgess | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Apsley, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 12 May 2024 (aged 89) | ||
| Original team(s) | Apsley | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre, wing | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1954–1960 | Essendon | 124 (9) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1960. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Reginald Mark Burgess (6 August 1934 – 12 May 2024) was an Australian rules footballer who played 124 Victorian Football League (VFL) (VFL) games for the Essendon Football Club.
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 Country Roots: Reg Burgess, Bomber TV, Essendon Football Club. | |
| Reg Burgess - 2015 Hall of Fame & Milestones, Bomber TV, Essendon Football Club. |
Burgess was a centreman, recruited from Apsley, [1] who debuted for Essendon in 1954. He was one of Essendon's best players in the 1950s and won the club's best and fairest in 1957 and 1960. He represented Victoria in 1957-58 and 1960. Burgess left Essendon in 1960 at the age of 26 to captain-coach Casterton.
Reginald Mark Burgess was born in Apsley, Victoria on 6 August 1934. He married Margaret Ryan in 1957. [2]
Burgess died on 12 May 2024, at the age of 89. [3]
In 2002 an Essendon panel ranked him at 13 in their Champions of Essendon list of the 25 greatest players ever to have played for Essendon.
Burgess was inducted into Essendon's Hall of Fame in 2015. [4]
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