Tassie Johnson

Tassie Johnson
Personal information
Date of birth	2 December 1937
Date of death	29 October 2015 (aged 77)
Original team(s)	North Launceston
Height/Weight	189 cm / 89 kg
Position(s)	Full-back
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1959–1969	Melbourne	202 (20)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1960–1967	Victoria	12
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1969 season.
Career highlights
3× VFL premierships: 1959, 1960, 1964 Melbourne captain: 1970 Melbourne Team of the Century (full-back) Tasmanian Team of the Century (full-back) Melbourne Hall of Fame

Robert "Tassie" Johnson (2 December 1937 – 29 October 2015) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s. He was known by his nickname Tassie as there were two other Johnsons at the club at the time he was recruited from North Launceston in Tasmania.

Johnson was a premiership player with Melbourne in 1959, 1960 and 1964. He captained the club during the 1969 season, but they finished in last place.

In 1971 he was captain-coach of Box Hill in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).

In 2004 he was named at full-back in both Melbourne and Tasmania's Team of the Century. In 2015, he died after a long illness.^[1]

References

1. Burgan, Matt (29 October 2015). "'Tassie' Johnson sadly passes away". Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 29 October 2015.

External links

• Tassie Johnson's statistics from AFL Tables
• Demonwiki profile