Robert Walker (4 July 1891 – 23 August 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Bob Walker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Walker | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Buln Buln, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 23 August 1965 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Frankston, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Footscray (VFA) | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruck | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1913–15, 1919–20 | Essendon | 51 (17) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of William John Walker, and Mary Jane Walker, née Spong,[2] Robert Walker was born at Buln Buln, Victoria on 4 July 1891.
He married Ivy Gledhill on 3 November 1917.[3]
Death
editHe died at Frankston, Victoria on 23 August 1965.[4]
Notes
editReferences
edit- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
- M.A.P.. Contests, The Leader, (Saturday, 31 July 1915), p.20.
External links
edit- Bob Walker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bob Walker's profile at Australianfootball.com
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