Australian rules footballer
| Don Benson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Don Benson | ||
| Date of birth | (1920-04-09)9 April 1920 | ||
| Date of death | 12 June 2019(2019-06-12) (aged 99) | ||
| Original team(s) | Yallourn | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1945 | Richmond | 3 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Don Benson (9 April 1920 – 12 June 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Benson played 110 games for Yallourn between 1937 and 1945, including their 1939 premiership.
Notes
- "Don Benson". Tigerland Archive.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
- Don Benson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Don Benson at AustralianFootball.com
- Tigers Archive Profile
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