Australian rules footballer
| Arnold Beitzel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Henry Arnold Beitzel | ||
| Date of birth | (1897-05-27)27 May 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Pakenham, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 6 November 1982(1982-11-06) (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Townsville, Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Shepparton | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1919–1920 | St Kilda | 14 (18) | |
| 1921 | Fitzroy | 05 0(5) | |
| Total | 19 (23) | ||
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Henry Arnold Beitzel (27 May 1897 – 6 November 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
In July 1915, Beitzel enlisted to serve in World War I, having his right thumb amputated while fighting in North Africa and later fighting in France. He also served in World War II.
Arnold's son, Harry Beitzel was the umpire in charge of the 1955 VFL Grand Final.
Notes
- "Deaths". The Age. 8 November 1982. p. 26.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
External links
- Arnold Beitzel's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Arnold Beitzel at AustralianFootball.com
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- 1897 births
- 1982 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- St Kilda Football Club players
- Fitzroy Football Club players
- Shepparton Football Club players
- Australian military personnel of World War I
- Australian Army personnel of World War II
- Australian Army officers
- People from Cardinia
- Military personnel from Victoria (state)
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rules biography, 1897 birth stubs