Bert Lucas (footballer, born 1921)

Herbert George Lucas (12 December 1921 – 26 April 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Bert Lucas
Personal information
Full name Herbert George Lucas
Date of birth (1921-12-12)12 December 1921
Place of birth South Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 26 April 1973(1973-04-26) (aged 51)
Place of death Prahran, Victoria
Original team(s) South Melbourne Districts
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1941 South Melbourne 4 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

At the end of the 1941 VFL season he enlisted to serve in the Australian Army, serving until the end of World War II.[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. 530. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "World War II Nominal Roll: Herbert George Lucas". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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