Australian rules footballer
Ian Palmer | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Ian Loughrey Palmer | ||
Date of birth | (1921-04-11)11 April 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Kyneton, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 22 September 2005(2005-09-22) (aged 84) | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1941 | South Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Ian Loughrey Palmer (11 April 1921 – 22 September 2005) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Palmer enlisted to serve in the Australian Army in 1942, and served in Darwin and Borneo in the latter stages of World War II.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 684. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "World War II Roll: Ian Loughrey Palmer". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links
- Ian Palmer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ian Palmer at AustralianFootball.com