Charlie Parsons (footballer)

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Fullname Charles Berry Parsons
Born (1903-08-24)24 August 1903
Numurkah, Victoria
Died 12 July 1965(1965-07-12) (aged 61)
Warracknabeal, Victoria
Original team Warracknabeal
Charlie Parsons
Personal information
Full name Charles Berry Parsons
Born (1903-08-24)24 August 1903
Numurkah, Victoria
Died 12 July 1965(1965-07-12) (aged 61)
Warracknabeal, Victoria
Original team Warracknabeal
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1929–1930 Carlton 33 (0)
1931–1934 Sturt 65 (7)
1935 Claremont 3 (2)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
South Australia 8
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Charles Berry Parsons (24 August 1903 – 12 July 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

The son of Edward Charles Parsons (1870–1938),[2] and Clarissa Helen Wright (1871–1946), née Wright,[3][4] Charles Berry Parsons was born at Numurkah, Victoria on 24 August 1903.

He married Maude Florence Lydia Bartell (1910–1997) at Perth on 5 October 1935.[5]

Football

Renowned for his skill and his scrupulous fairness, he played at the highest level of Australian Rules football in three States — with Carlton in the VFL, with Sturt in the SANFL, and with Claremont in the WANFL — and, also, represented both the VFL and the SANFL in representative matches.[6][7]

Military service

He enlisted in the Second AIF in 1940, and had reached the rank of Lieutenant at the time of his discharge in 1945.

Death

He died (suddenly) at his home at Warracknabeal, Victoria on 12 July 1965.[8]

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