Alf Sparks
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Fullname
Alfred Benjamin Sparks
Date of birth
7 January 1903
Place of birth
Avoca, Victoria
Date of death
10 April 1954 (aged 51)
| Alf Sparks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alfred Benjamin Sparks | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Avoca, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 10 April 1954 (aged 51) | ||
| Place of death | Prahran, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Avoca | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1926 | Collingwood | 3 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alfred Benjamin Sparks (7 January 1903 – 10 April 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
The son of George Metcalfe Sparks (1870-1947),[2] and Mary May Sparks (1975-1949), née Impey,[3] Alfred Benjamin Sparks — known as "Tom" or "Tommy" to his family — was born at Avoca, Victoria on 7 January 1903.
He married Eliza Clare Grimster (1901-1972) in 1940.
Football
Recruited from Avoca, he played in three consecutive First XVIII games with Collingwood in 1926.
Death
He died at his residence in Prahran, Victoria on 10 April 1954.[4]
