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Robert Gordon McEwen (23 October 1926 – 24 January 1993) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Rob McEwen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Gordon McEwen | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | North Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 24 January 1993 (aged 66) | ||
| Original team(s) | North Melbourne Colts | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1947 | North Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
McEwen enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force three weeks after his eighteenth birthday, serving from November 1944 until the end of World War II.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 575. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "World War II Roll: Robert Gordon McEwen". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links
edit- Rob McEwen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Rob McEwen at AustralianFootball.com