Australian rules footballer
Ernie George | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Ernest Arthur George | ||
Date of birth | (1887-10-17)17 October 1887 | ||
Place of birth | Mount Egerton, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 5 February 1971(1971-02-05) (aged 83) | ||
Place of death | Armadale, Victoria | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1911 | South Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Ernest Arthur George (17 October 1887 – 5 February 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
He later played for Brunswick in the VFA.
George is best known for winning the 1913 Stawell Gift off 12½ yards in 12.2secs.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 313. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
- Ernie George's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ernie George at AustralianFootball.com
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