Keith Schaefer
Keith Schaefer | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1928-12-20)20 December 1928 | ||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 21 August 1976(1976-08-21) (aged 47) | ||
Place of death | Mount Waverley, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | South Surfers | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1947–1953 | South Melbourne | 102 (22) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Keith Schaefer (20 December 1928 – 21 August 1976)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Schaefer played 102 games for South Melbourne, between 1947 and 1953.[2] A centreman, Schaefer was a Victorian interstate representative in 1948, at the age of just 19.[3] He won South Melbourne's best and fairest award in 1952.[4]
At the end of the 1953 VFL season, Scheafer left South Melbourne to be playing coach of Deniliquin.[5]
In 1955, Schaefer was captain-coach of Traralgon.[6]
He died in 1976 after losing his battle with bowel cancer.[7]
References
- ^ "Keith Schaefer – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Keith Schaefer". AFL Tables.
- ^ "A WORLD REVIEW SPORTS DIARY". Western Mail. Perth. 22 July 1948. p. 17. Retrieved 6 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
- ^ "Deniliquin job to Schaefer". The Argus. Melbourne. 27 November 1953. p. 16. Retrieved 6 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THE FOOTBALL ARGUS". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 June 1955. p. 12. Retrieved 6 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
External links
- Keith Schaefer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Keith Schaefer at AustralianFootball.com
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