Bob Sellers (footballer)
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Bob Sellers | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Miles Alfred Sellers | ||
Date of birth | 23 February 1905 | ||
Place of birth | St Kilda, Victoria | ||
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
Place of death | Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Box Hill | ||
Debut | Round 1, 1925, Hawthorn v. Richmond, at Glenferrie Oval |
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Height/Weight | 182 cm / 83 kg | ||
Position(s) | Follower, forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1925–1934 | Hawthorn | 98 (65) | |
Umpiring career | |||
Years | League | Role | Games |
1944–1952 | VFL | Goal umpire | 131 |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934 season.
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Miles Alfred "Bob" Sellers (23 February 1905 – 10 September 1971)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Sellers was born in St Kilda, the eldest child of Alfred Thomas Sellers and Florence Pearce. After commencing his football career with Ferntree Gully[3] he joined Box Hill for a season before playing with Hawthorn from their inaugural VFL season in 1925 until 1934, as a follower and forward.[4] He made a total of 98 league appearances.[5] He also played district cricket for the Hawthorn-East Melbourne club.
In 1944 he returned to the VFL as a goal umpire and officiated in 131 games. Until Mark Fraser's umpiring debut in 2005, Sellers was the last former player to officiate in a league fixture.[6] Miles Sellers remained an active member of the Hawthorn Football Club throughout his life, receiving a Life Membership and remaining timekeeper for the club until his death in 1971.
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