Brian Coleman (footballer, born 1932)

Brian Coleman
Personal information
Full name Brian Coleman
Date of birth 21 May 1932
Date of death 9 December 1966(1966-12-09) (aged 34)
Place of death Melbourne
Original team(s) Cobden
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1952–1953 Essendon 10 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brian Coleman (21 May 1932 – 9 December 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Coleman, a half back, started his career at Cobden.[1] From there he joined Essendon and played five games in both the 1952 and 1953 VFL seasons.[2] He left Essendon in 1954 and returned to the Ballarat Football League, signing with Maryborough.[3]

In 1961 he won the Ballarat Football League's best and fairest award.

He died in 1966, aged 34, in an accident at a gymnasium.[4] A police constable, he had attempted a somersault from a spring board and received cervical injuries when he landed badly. He died on the way to the hospital.[5]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. ^ AFL Tables: Brian Coleman
  3. ^ "1954 - Round-up of League Football Training". The Age (Melbourne, Vic). 7 April 1954. p. 13. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Coleman, Brian". Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Coleman, Brian". Police Blue Ribbon. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.