Alec Crozier
| Alec Crozier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alexander Wilson Crozier | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Kensington, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 16 June 1974 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Yarraville, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Caulfield | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Follower | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1926–27 | Hawthorn | 4 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alexander Wilson Crozier (9 July 1904 – 16 June 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Early life
[edit]The son of John Crozier (1870–1930)[2] and Agnes Catherine Crozier, nee Alexander (1879–1948),[3] Alexander Wilson Crozier was born at Kensington on 9 July 1904.
Football
[edit]Crozier joined Hawthorn at the start of the 1926 VFL season from Caulfield.[4] After spending almost all season in the reserves he played in the final game of the season against Melbourne.[5] Despite not making the senior squad at the start of the year[6] he was frequently named in the better players in the reserves in 1927 and played another three senior games.
Later life
[edit]In 1934 Alec Crozier married Lorna Pearl Tepper and they lived in various areas in Melbourne until his death in June 1974.[7] He was cremated at Fawkner Memorial Park.[8]
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.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 23, 561. Victoria, Australia. 14 October 1930. p. 1.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 31, 727. Melbourne. 10 May 1948. p. 2.
- ^ "NOTES TROM THE CLUBS". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 April 1925. p. 6.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 10 September 1926. p. 5.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 25 April 1927. p. 7.
- ^ "AustralianFootball.com profile".
- ^ "Alexander Wilson Crozier". Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.
External links
[edit]- Alec Crozier's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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