Sam Snell (8 May 1911 – 26 June 2002)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Sam Snell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sam Snell | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1911 | ||
| Date of death | 26 June 2002 (aged 91) | ||
| Original team(s) | Barooga | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1936–1945 | St Kilda | 93 (21) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Snell, who was from Barooga in New South Wales, played much of his football at St Kilda as a centre half-back.[2] He received eight Brownlow Medal votes in 1939.[3]
After appearing in the opening round of the 1940 VFL season, Snell didn't play at all for the next four years.[3] During that time he worked as a police constable and in 1942 was awarded a bronze medal from the Royal Humane Society after seizing the reins of two horses that had bolted from a delivery van on the busy Bourke Street, Melbourne.[4]
He returned to the side in 1944. The following year spent some time up forward and was St Kilda's joint leading goal-kicker with 21 goals, the only goals on his career.[3] He transferred to Preston in 1946.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Sam Snell - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ a b c "AFL Tables: Sam Snell". afltables.com.
- ^ The Argus,"Award To Constable", 23 May 1942, p. 10
- ^ The Argus,"Sam Snell returns to train with Preston", 18 June 1947, p. 27