Keith Browning (footballer)

Keith Joseph Browning (5 February 1933 – 2 November 2013) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Keith Browning
Personal information
Full name Keith Joseph Browning
Date of birth (1933-02-05)5 February 1933
Date of death 2 November 2013(2013-11-02) (aged 80)
Original team(s) South Melbourne Tech[1]
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1951–1954 South Melbourne 53 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Browning, a centreman and half forward, made his league debut for South Melbourne in 1951, after starting the season in the thirds.[2][3] He played 53 games at South Melbourne, from 1951 to 1954, then joined Latrobe Valley Football League club Trafalgar, as playing coach for two seasons[4][5] From 1961 to 1967, Browning again coached Trafalgar and steered the club to a premiership in 1962.[6]

He was the father of South Melbourne/Sydney player Mark Browning.[7]

References

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  1. ^ ""TECH." PROUD OF ITS RECORD IN SPORT". Record (Emerald Hill). Victoria. 28 July 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 2 May 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ^ "Erratic South thrash Saints". The Argus. Melbourne. 2 July 1951. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Keith Browning". AFL Tables.
  5. ^ "Valley team's new line". The Argus. Melbourne. 15 April 1955. p. 22. Retrieved 6 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Seniors". Fox Sports Pulse.
  7. ^ "In Memoriam: Keith Browning". Sydney Swans.