Bob Green (footballer)

Robert Green (5 January 1911 – 8 May 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL for 13 seasons, from 1933 to 1945 (inclusive). The younger brother of Carlton player Jack Green, Bob was a wingman in Carlton's 1938 premiership side.

Bob Green
Personal information
Date of birth (1911-01-05)5 January 1911
Date of death 8 May 1949(1949-05-08) (aged 38)
Place of death Preston, Victoria
Original team(s) Ascot Vale CYMS
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1933–1945 Carlton 187 (58)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Death

Green died on 8 May 1949 in Preston, Victoria, when he was hit by a car at a tram stop.[1] He was 38.

Footnotes
  1. "FIVE DIE IN WEEKEND ROAD SMASHES". The Argus. Melbourne. 9 May 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 19 February 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
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