Vic Donald
| Vic Donald | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Vickers Donald | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Millgrove, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 8 August 2002 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Albury, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Clifton Hill YCW | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1948–49 | Collingwood | 10 (3) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
James Vickers 'Vic' Donald (17 February 1925 – 8 August 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Donald was later captain-coach of the Bogong Football Club[2] and led them to the 1955 premiership in the Ovens & King Football League.[3]
Donald played with Wangaratta in the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1957 and 1958 and kicked 26 goals.
His grandson, Daryl Donald from Wangaratta Football Club was drafted at No. 35 to Geelong Football Club in the 1991 AFL Draft.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "1955 - Bogong win likely". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 9 September 1955. p. 22. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "1955 - BOGONG DEFEATS BEECHWORTH BY TWO POINTS TO TAKE PREMIERSHIP". Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic. : 1855; 1857 - 1890; 1892 - 1955). 28 September 1955. p. 8. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Vic Donald's playing statistics from AFL Tables