Keith Schaefer
Australian rules footballer
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Keith Schaefer (20 December 1928 – 21 August 1976)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Born
20 December 1928
Melbourne, Victoria
Melbourne, Victoria
Died
21 August 1976 (aged 47)
Mount Waverley, Victoria
Mount Waverley, Victoria
Original team
South Surfers
Height
180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
| Keith Schaefer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
20 December 1928 Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Died |
21 August 1976 (aged 47) Mount Waverley, Victoria | ||
| Original team | South Surfers | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1947–1953 | South Melbourne | 102 (22) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Schaefer played 102 games for South Melbourne, between 1947 and 1953.[2] A centreman, Schaefer was a Victorian interstate representative in 1948, at the age of just 19.[3] He won South Melbourne's best and fairest award in 1952.[4]
At the end of the 1953 VFL season, Scheafer left South Melbourne to be playing coach of Deniliquin.[5]
In 1955, Schaefer was captain-coach of Traralgon.[6]
He died in 1976 after losing his battle with bowel cancer.[7]
