Charlie Parsons (footballer)
| Charlie Parsons | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Berry Parsons | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Numurkah, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 12 July 1965 (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | Warracknabeal, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Warracknabeal | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1929–1930 | Carlton | 33 (0) | |
| 1931–1934 | Sturt | 65 (7) | |
| 1935 | Claremont | 3 (2) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| South Australia | 8 | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Charles Berry Parsons (24 August 1903 – 12 July 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit]The son of Edward Charles Parsons (1870–1938),[2] and Clarissa Helen Wright (1871–1946), née Wright,[3][4] Charles Berry Parsons was born at Numurkah, Victoria on 24 August 1903.
He married Maude Florence Lydia Bartell (1910–1997) at Perth on 5 October 1935.[5]
Football
[edit]Renowned for his skill and his scrupulous fairness, he played at the highest level of Australian Rules football in three States — with Carlton in the VFL, with Sturt in the SANFL, and with Claremont in the WANFL — and, also, represented both the VFL and the SANFL in representative matches.[6][7]
Military service
[edit]He enlisted in the Second AIF in 1940, and had reached the rank of Lieutenant at the time of his discharge in 1945.
Death
[edit]He died (suddenly) at his home at Warracknabeal, Victoria on 12 July 1965.[8]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby& Main (2009), p.650.
- ^ Deaths: Parsons, The Argus, (Wednesday, 14 December 1938), p.12.
- ^ Marriage: Parsons—Wright, The Numurkah Leader, (Friday, 6 April 1900), p.4.
- ^ Deaths: Parsons, The Argus, (Saturday, 1 June 1946), p.23.
- ^ The Social Round, The (Perth) Daily News, (Friday, 4 October 1935), p.11.
- ^ Football: V.F.L. v. Bendigo, The Age, (Thursday, May 1929), p.5.
- ^ The Teams, The Age, (Friday, 14 August 1931), p.12.
- ^ Deaths: Parsons, The Age, (Tuesday, 13 July 1965), p.17.
References
[edit]- 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.
- To Play for Carlton, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 6 April 1929), p.70.
- Famous Player to Coach Warracknabeal, The Horsham Times, (Friday, 26 April 1946), p.8.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Lieutenant Charles Berry Parsons (VX24730), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B883, VX24730: World War Two Service Record: Lieutenant Charles Berry Parsons (VX24730), National Archives of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Charlie Parsons's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Charlie Parsons at AustralianFootball.com
- Charlie Parsons's profile at Blueseum
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