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Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
| Charlie Curtis |
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 Curtis in 1899 | |
| Full name |
Charles Ernest Curtis |
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| Date of birth |
(1878-12-17)17 December 1878 |
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| Place of birth |
Carlton, Victoria |
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| Date of death |
8 May 1959(1959-05-08) (aged 80) |
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| Place of death |
St Vincent's Hospital
Fitzroy, Victoria |
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| Height |
170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
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| Weight |
68 kg (150 lb) |
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| Position(s) |
rover |
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| Years |
Club |
Games (Goals) |
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| 1896 |
Carlton (VFA) |
3 (0) |
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| 1898–1900 |
Carlton (VFL) |
21 (2) |
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| 1901 |
Richmond (VFA) |
14 (0) |
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| Total |
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38 (2) |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901. | |
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Charlie Curtis (17 December 1878 – 8 May 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of John Richard Curtis, J.P. (1853-1945),[2] and Elizabeth Curtis (1855-1931), née Harry,[3] Charles Ernest Curtis was born at Carlton, Victoria on 17 December 1878.
One of his brothers, Harry Richard Curtis (1892-1968), played VFL football for both Carlton and Collingwood.
He married Alice Louisa Atkinson (1882-1906) in 1904.[4] He married Maud May Ratcliff (1887-1948) in 1911.[5][6][7]
Death
He died at St Vincent's Hospital in Fitzroy, Victoria on 8 May 1959.[8]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby & Main, 2009.
- ^ Deaths: Curtis, The Age, (Wednesday, 19 December 1945), p.8.
- ^ Deaths: Curtis, The Herald, (Wednesday, 30 December 1931), p.15.
- ^ Deaths: Curtis, The Australasian, (Saturday, 7 April 1906), p.840.
- ^ Would Read in Bed, The Herald, (Thursday, 28 April 1927), p.18.
- ^ Husband Put Out: Wife Read in Bed, The (Perth) Mirror, (Saturday, 7 May 1927), p.5.
- ^ Deaths: Curtis, The Age, (Tuesday, 26 October 1948), p.2.
- ^ Deaths: Curtis, The Age, (Monday, 14 May 1959), p.14.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- Foreman Robs Employer, The Herald, (Tuesday, 18 September 1923), p.16.
- Skins Stolen from Tannery: Foreman Sent to Gaol, The Argus, (Wednesday, 19 September 1923), p.7.
- Employe Sent to Gaol: Tempering Justice with Mercy, The Age, (Wednesday, 19 September 1923), p.15.
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