Bruce Osborne Phillips (2 May 1929 – 18 October 2014) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League.
| Bruce Phillips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bruce Osborne Phillips[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1929 | ||
| Date of death | 18 October 2014 (aged 85) | ||
| Original team(s) | Camden | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1947–1955 | St Kilda | 115 (42) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
A fullback, Phillips won St Kilda's best and fairest award in 1950[2] and finished equal third in the Brownlow Medal count that year.
Phillips, who was a VFL representative in interstate football, played 115 games for St Kilda before a knee injury ended his career.[3]
In 2008 Phillips was inducted into St Kilda's Hall of Fame.[4] He died aged 85 in 2014.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Bruce Osborne Phillips". Herald Sun.
- ^ "Phillips wins club award". The Argus. Melbourne. 13 September 1950. p. 13. Retrieved 19 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "BRUCE PHILLIPS MAY BE LOST TO FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 18 April 1956. p. 26. Retrieved 19 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Blake, Martin (6 June 2008). "Jeans is officially a St Kilda legend".
- ^ Morris, Tom. "Vale Bruce Phillips". saints.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
External links
edit- Bruce Phillips's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Profile at the Saints player encyclopedia
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