Don Fraser (footballer, born 1882)

Don(David)Fraser
Fraser in 1906
Personal information
Full name Donald/David James Fraser
Born (1882-09-09)9 September 1882
Terang, Victoria
Died 18 July 1963(1963-07-18) (aged 80)
East Melbourne, Victoria
Original team Leopold
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1904–06 Collingwood 31 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1906.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Donald James Fraser (9 September 1882 – 18 July 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

A decade after his football career Fraser enlisted to serve in World War I, being gassed in France in 1918 and invalided back to England for treatment.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 294. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.