Robert Flower

Robert Flower
Personal information
Full name Robert Alan Flower
Nickname(s) Tulip
Date of birth (1955-08-05)5 August 1955
Place of birth Melbourne
Date of death 2 October 2014(2014-10-02) (aged 59)
Original team Murrumbeena
Career highlights

Robert Flower (5 August 1955 – 2 October 2014) was an Australian rules footballer. He played with Melbourne Football Club. His first game was against Geelong in 1973. He captained the team from 1981 until his final game in 1987. He held the record for the number of games for his club, 272, until overtaken by David Neitz in 2006. Flower was born in Melbourne, Victoria.

Flower died on 2 October 2014, after a short illness.[1]

References

  1. Connolly, Rohan (2 October 2014). "Melbourne legend Robert Flower dies".