Gus Howell
| Gus Howell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Albert Victor Howell | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Brighton East, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 19 January 1970 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Parkdale, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Brighton | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1919–20 | Brighton (VFA) | 13 (3) | |
| 1921 | St Kilda | 1 (0) | |
| 1926 | Northcote (VFA) | 1 (0) | |
| 1926 | Footscray | 6 (2) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Albert Victor "Gus" Howell (25 June 1897 – 19 January 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit]The son of William Andrew Howell (1868–1948),[2] and Mary Howell (1869–1939), née Marshall,[3] Albert Victor Howell was born at Brighton East, Victoria on 25 June 1897.
He married Rita May Burrows (1907–1992) in 1928.
Football
[edit]Footscray (VFL)
[edit]Cleared from Apollo Bay to Footscray on 30 April 1926.[4]
Death
[edit]He died at the Mordialloc and Cheltenham Community Hospital, in Parkdale, Victoria on 19 January 1970.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.412.
- ^ Deaths: Howell, The Argus, (Monday, 16 August 1948), p.2.
- ^ Deaths: Howell, The Age, (Thursday, 17 August 1939), p.1.
- ^ Additional Permits Granted, The Argus, (Saturday, 1 May 1926), p.26.
- ^ Deaths: Howell, The Age, (Tuesday, 20 January 1970), p.15: note that this link is to page 16 -- scroll to left to find the death notice on page 15.
References
[edit]- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Albert Victor Howell (V357819), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B884, V357819: World War Two Service Record: Private Albert Victor Howell (V357819), National Archives of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Gus Howell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Gus Howell at AustralianFootball.com
- Augustus V. "Gus" Howell (sic), at The VFA Project.
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