Fred Flanagan
Australian rules footballer
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Fred Flanagan (28 March 1924 – 14 January 2013) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL).
Fullname
Fred Flanagan
Born
28 March 1924
Swan Hill, Victoria
Swan Hill, Victoria
Died
14 January 2013 (aged 88)
Height
187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
| Fred Flanagan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Fred Flanagan | ||
| Born |
28 March 1924 Swan Hill, Victoria | ||
| Died | 14 January 2013 (aged 88) | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1946–1955 | Geelong | 163 (182) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| Victoria | 21 (13) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Flanagan was a centre half-forward from Swan Hill. He played his whole career with Geelong Football Club.
In 1998 Flanagan was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Flanagan died on 14 January 2013, aged 88.[1] In response to his death, the CEO of the Geelong Football Club, Brian Cook, said Flanagan "was a great man and a great Geelong man (...) [who] loved the club and the people that made up the club".[1]
Career highlights
Playing career:
- Geelong 1946–55 (Games: 163 Goals: 182)
Player honors:
- 2nd Brownlow Medal 1950
- Geelong best and fairest 1949
- Geelong leading goalkicker 1954
- Geelong captain 1951–1953
- Geelong premierships 1951 (captain), 1952 (captain)
- Geelong Team of the Century
- Victorian representative 21 matches (21 games, 13 goals).
