Ken Fraser | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Ken Fraser | ||
Date of birth | 17 February 1940 | ||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1958–1968 | Essendon | 198 (157) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
Victoria | 9 (20) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1968. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Ken Fraser (born 17 February 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL).
Originally recruited from the Essendon Baptists St John's club (which later merged with Ascot Vale Presbyterians to become the Tullamarine Football Club) in the Essendon District Football League, Fraser mainly played at centre half-forward. He won the Essendon Football Club's Best First-Year Player award in 1958 and went on to play in two premiership teams, with his second premiership as captain. He also won two club best-and-fairest awards and represented Victoria on many occasions.[1] In 2001, Fraser was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.[2] In 2002, he was ranked 7th in the Champions of Essendon list.[3]
In addition to his football career, Fraser also served as Principal of Templestowe Secondary College in Lower Templestowe, Victoria, Australia, for many years. His son, Mark, also played for Essendon.
Footnotes
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 212. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
- ^ "The Australian Football Hall of Fame: Players inducted".
- ^ "Past Player profiles". Archived from the original on 6 July 2015.
References
External links
- Ken Fraser's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ken Fraser at AustralianFootball.com
- Essendon Football Club players
- Essendon Football Club premiership players
- Champions of Essendon
- Yarrawonga Football Club players
- Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Crichton Medal winners
- 1940 births
- Living people
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- VFL/AFL premiership players
- Australian rules biography, 1940s birth stubs