Colin Ernest Aamodt (27 June 1921 – 17 June 2011) was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached the North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Aamodt won North Adelaide's Best and Fairest in his debut season as a 19 year old and went on to have an excellent, but interrupted by war, career with the club. Following his playing career, Aamodt took up coaching, leading Nailsworth High School to the 1952 SA Public Schools Amateur Sports Association premiership,[2] followed by coaching North Adelaide's Senior Colts to the 1954 premiership,[3] which led to being appointed senior coach of North Adelaide from 1955 to 1957.[4]
| Colin Aamodt | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Colin Ernest Aamodt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Date of death | 17 June 2011 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1940–1941 | North Adelaide | 34 | |
| 1942–1944 | Norwood–North Adel. | 25 | |
| 1945–1950 | North Adelaide | 72 (60) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1941 | South Australia | 2 (1) | |
| Total | 2 (1) | ||
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1955–1957 | North Adelaide | 53 (25–28–0) | |
| Total | 53 (25–28–0) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1950. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1957. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Aamodt was also a professional sprinter, winning the military 100 yards championship in 1942,[5] 75 yard and 100 yard State Championship in 1947,[6] and finished third in the 1941 Stawell Gift.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Aamodt, Colin Ernest". NAFC History Database. North Adelaide Football Club. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Aamodt Coaches School Premier". The Advertiser. Vol. 95, no. 29, 298. Adelaide. 5 September 1952. p. 11. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "C. Aamodt to Coach North". Northern Suburbs Weekly. Vol. 3, no. 3. Unley, South Australia. 27 January 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Aamodt to Coach North". The Sunday Mail. Vol. 44, no. 2, 218. Adelaide. 11 December 1954. p. Sport 8. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Fast Footballer". The Mail. Vol. 31, no. 1, 564. Adelaide. 16 May 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Star Sprinter". The Advertiser. Vol. 90, no. 27, 837. Adelaide. 26 December 1947. p. 6. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Tasmanian Wins Stawell Gift". The Border Watch. Vol. 80), no. 8763. Mount Gambier, South Australia. 15 April 1941. p. 8. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
External links
edit- Colin Aamodt at AustralianFootball.com