Bob Austen

Bob Austen
Bob Austen
Personal information
Full name	Albert William Austen
Date of birth	24 May 1914
Place of birth	Burnley, Victoria
Date of death	6 July 1999 (aged 85)
Original team(s)	Camberwell
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1942	Hawthorn
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Albert William 'Bob' Austen (24 May 1914 – 6 July 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

After six games with Hawthorn in 1942, he enlisted and served in both in the Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.^[2]

Notes[edit]

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ "World War II Roll:Albert William Austen". Commonwealth of Australia.

External links[edit]

Bob Austen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Bob Austen at AustralianFootball.com

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[encyc-1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

[2] "World War II Roll:Albert William Austen". Commonwealth of Australia.

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