Frank Negri
Australian rules footballer (1917–1994)
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Francis Angelo Negri (1 November 1917 – 8 August 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Fullname
Francis Angelo Negri
Born
1 November 1917
Malvern East, Victoria
Malvern East, Victoria
Died
8 August 1994 (aged 76)
Original team
Teachers Training College
| Frank Negri | |||
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Negri in 1943 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Francis Angelo Negri | ||
| Born |
1 November 1917 Malvern East, Victoria | ||
| Died | 8 August 1994 (aged 76) | ||
| Original team | Teachers Training College | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1943 | Collingwood | 6 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1943. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
War Service & Football
Negri served in the Australian Army from 1942 to 1947, spending 12 months at Duntroon Military College and being commissioned as an officer in 1943. He played six games for Collingwood during his period of war service, and at the end of 1945 was working in the Records Office.[8]
Country Umpire
Negri later became an umpire in Victorian country leagues.
