Claude Frederick Curtin (4 July 1920 – 13 December 1994)[2][3] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.
| Claude Curtin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Claude Frederick Curtin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Brunswick, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 13 December 1994 (aged 74) | ||
| Original team(s) | Fitzroy CYMS | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1939–1947 | Fitzroy | 91 (268) | |
| 1948 | North Melbourne | 4 (7) | |
| 1949 | Fitzroy | 2 (1) | |
| Total | 97 (276) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
A full-forward, Curtin was the nephew of former Australian Prime Minister John Curtin.[4] He kicked over fifty goals in a season on four separate occasions, from 1940 to 1942 and in 1946. In each of those seasons he topped Fitzroy's goalkicking. He would have been a member of the club's 1944 premiership side had he not be away on war service. His grandson is former Hawthorn player and Carlton coach John Barker
References
edit- ^ "WW2 Nominal Roll". Australian Government.
- ^ "Claude Curtin - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ Gray, Darren (18 December 1994). "(For the Record)". The Age. p. 16. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ Skulley, Mark (6 February 1992). "True-Blue Party Faithful Await Hawke Successor". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 6. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
External links
edit- Claude Curtin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Maroon and Blue article