Bruce Brown (footballer)

Bruce Brown
Personal information
Full name Bruce W. Brown
Date of birth (1951-10-06) 6 October 1951 (age 73)
Original team(s) Essex Heights
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1971 Melbourne 6 (0)
1972 Essendon 1 (0)
Total 7 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1972.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bruce W. Brown (born 6 October 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

From Essex Heights originally, Brown started his VFL career at Melbourne. He played six senior games for Melbourne in the 1971 VFL season and performed well in the reserves, sharing a Gardiner Medal with Bob Heard of Collingwood.[1]

He spent the 1972 season at Essendon, played for Port Melbourne in 1973, and two years later joined Brunswick.[2]

He is the son of Alf Brown, a football journalist who is a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame.[3]

References

  1. ^ AFL Tables: Bruce Brown
  2. ^ "Brown, Bruce". Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011.
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.


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