Alexander Grenville Stewart Proudfoot (14 September 1906 – 24 June 1995)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Alec Proudfoot
Personal information
Full name Alexander Grenville Stewart Proudfoot
Date of birth (1906-09-14)14 September 1906
Place of birth Queenstown, Tasmania
Date of death 24 June 1995(1995-06-24) (aged 88)
Original team(s) Cooper's Creek
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1926–1927 St Kilda 04 0(1)
1927–1928 Brunswick (VFA) 24 0(9)
1929 Melbourne 01 0(0)
1930–1931 Brunswick (VFA) 14 0(2)
1932–1934 Coburg (VFA) 29 (13)
Total 72 (25)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of Alexander George Proudfoot (1873–1943)[3] and Mabel Clemence (May) Grenville (1880–1906),[4] Alexander Grenville Stewart Proudfoot was born at Queenstown, Tasmania on 14 September 1906. His mother died when he was one month old and he moved with his father to Coopers Creek in Gippsland.

Proudfoot was the nephew of Collingwood player Bill Proudfoot.

Football

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Proudfoot initially travelled from Erica in Gippsland to play with St Kilda[5] but after four senior appearances over 12 months he moved to Brunswick during the 1927 season.

After two strong season with Brunswick in the Victorian Football Association, Proudfoot transferred to Melbourne for the 1929 season.[6] He made a single senior appearance in Round 14[7] before returning to Brunswick in 1930[8] and then moved to Coburg in 1932.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Alec Proudfoot - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 680. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 30, 339. Victoria, Australia. 22 November 1943. p. 2.
  4. ^ "Family Notices". Ovens And Murray Advertiser. No. 8693. Victoria, Australia. 10 November 1906. p. 2.
  5. ^ "BERRY, WINGSTER". The Herald. No. 15, 259. Victoria, Australia. 16 April 1926. p. 13.
  6. ^ "FOOTBALL". The Age. No. 23088. Victoria, Australia. 8 April 1929. p. 7.
  7. ^ "Club Notes". The Argus. No. 25, 888. Victoria, Australia. 2 August 1929. p. 15.
  8. ^ "LILBURNE TRANSFERS TO BRIGHTON". The Age. No. 23, 413. Victoria, Australia. 24 April 1930. p. 11.
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