Bob Green (footballer)

Bob Green
Personal information
Date of birth	5 January 1911
Date of death	8 May 1949 (aged 38)
Place of death	Preston, Victoria
Original team(s)	Ascot Vale CYMS
Height / weight	179 cm / 75 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1933–1945	Carlton	187 (58)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.

Robert "Bob" Green (5 January 1911 – 8 May 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL for 13 seasons, from 1933 through 1945. The younger brother of Carlton player Jack Green, Bob was a wingman in Carlton's 1938 premiership side.

Death

Green died on May 8, 1949 in Preston, Victoria, when he was hit by an automobile at a streetcar stop.^[1] He was 38.

References

1. "FIVE DIE IN WEEKEND ROAD SMASHES.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 9 May 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 19 February 2012.

External links

• Bob Green's statistics from AFL Tables
• Profile at Blueseum