Eric Roscoe
Australian rules footballer
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Eric Roscoe (27 December 1922 – 11 May 2000)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Clifton Hill, Victoria
| Eric Roscoe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Eric Roscoe | ||
| Born |
27 December 1922 Clifton Hill, Victoria | ||
| Died | 11 May 2000 (aged 77) | ||
| Original team | Shepparton | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1948–49 | Melbourne | 17 (11) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The son of Ellen Emma Roscoe (1899-1948), later Mrs. Joseph Winton, Eric Roscoe was born at Clifton Hill, Victoria on 27 December 1922. He married Edith Lila Wood in 1950.
War Service
Roscoe enlisted in the Australian Army in November 1941 at the age of 18 and served in both New Guinea and the Solomon Islands until his discharge in 1946.[3]
Football
Roscoe won the 1947 Central Goulburn Valley Football League best and fairest award, when playing for Shepparton Football Club.[4] Roscoe then moved to Melbourne where he played a total of 17 games over two seasons in the Victorian Football League.