Footballer
In his youth, he was considered to be one of the best all-round athletes his district had ever produced.
A centre-man, he was recruited by Essendon in 1905 from the Bendigo club Castlemaine.
He played in 161 senior home-and-away games and ten finals matches for Essendon, kicking seven goals. He played in Essendon's 1911 and 1912 premiership teams.
He represented Victoria three times: in an intrastate match against a combined Ballarat District team, at the MCG, on 23 June 1906, and, although not originally selected, in an intrastate match against a combined Ballarat District team, at the MCG, on 8 June 1907, and in an interstate match against South Australia, on 6 July 1912, at the MCG.
He was Essendon's vice-captain in 1914 and 1915.
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