Bob Cameron (Australian footballer)
| Bob Cameron | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Miles Fletcher Cameron | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1877 | ||
| Place of birth | Merino, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 2 June 1960 (aged 83) | ||
| Original team(s) | Ascot Vale | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897 | Carlton | 11 (1) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1897 season. | |||
Robert Miles Fletcher "Bob" Cameron (3 May 1877 – 2 June 1960)[1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] His last game came in the final round of the 1897 season, a 32 point loss to Collingwood.
Following his football career, he graduated university and set up a medical practice in Boulder, Western Australia. He volunteered for the army during World War I, and was a part of the Gallipoli Campaign. He was promoted to the rank of captain, and returned to Australia after serving in France on the Western Front. [3]
Notes
- ↑ "Bob Cameron - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ↑ "Bob Cameron". Blueseum. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
External links
- Bob Cameron's statistics from AFL Tables
- Bob Cameron's profile at Blueseum
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