Colin Braid
| Colin Braid | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Colin Walter Braid | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1913 | ||
| Date of death | 15 June 1938 (aged 24) | ||
| Original team(s) | South Broken Hill[1] | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1934 | Essendon | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Colin Walter Braid (23 November 1913 – 15 June 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] Braid died aged 24, from head injuries sustained when he fell while working in a Broken Hill mine.[3][4]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Past Player Profiles – B". essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Death of Footballer". The Barrier Miner (Home ed.). Broken Hill, NSW. 15 June 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 7 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Mr. Braid's Death Was Accidental; North Mine Fall". The Barrier Miner (Home ed.). Broken Hill, NSW. 30 June 1938. p. 1. Retrieved 7 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
External links[edit]
- Colin Braid's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Colin Braid at AustralianFootball.com
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