Don Calder (29 November 1927 – 25 December 2006)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] Calder was captain of Carlton's 1953 Second 18 premiership team.

Don Calder
Personal information
Full name Don Calder
Date of birth (1927-11-29)29 November 1927
Date of death 25 December 2006(2006-12-25) (aged 79)
Original team(s) Crib Point
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1950–53 Carlton 23 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He joined Wodonga as captain-coach for the 1954 and 1955 Ovens & Murray Football League season.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Don Calder – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. ^ "Wodonga signs Don Calder". The Argus. Melbourne. 26 November 1953. p. 20. Retrieved 26 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
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