Bob Flegg
Robert Barnes "Bob" Flegg (19 August 1918 – 7 July 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League. He scored 130 goals in a season for club Ormond, and kicked seven goals in his second match. He led St Kilda's goal scoring in 1941, and then joined the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II. He was killed when his plane was shot down over Feuersbrunn in the Grafenwörth district of Austria in 1944.
| Bob Flegg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Barnes Flegg | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1918 | ||
| Date of death | 7 July 1944 (aged 25) | ||
| Place of death | over Feuersbrunn, Grafenwörth, Austria | ||
| Original team(s) | Sandringham | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1941 | St Kilda | 18 (47) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
See also
- List of Victorian Football League players who died in active service
References
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Bob Flegg's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=R&VeteranId=1013664
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