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Frank Prowse

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Frank Prowse
Personal information
Full name Francis Joseph Prowse
Date of birth (1923-08-04)4 August 1923
Place of birth South Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 13 May 1999(1999-05-13) (aged 75)
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1947 South Melbourne 01 (0)
1949–50 Hawthorn 20 (6)
Total 21 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Francis Joseph Prowse (4 August 1923 – 13 May 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Prowse served as a sapper in the Australian Army during World War II prior to his football career.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 722. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "World War II Roll: PROWSE, Francis Joseph". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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