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Australian rules footballer, born 1933

Australian rules footballer
Owen Abrahams
Personal information
Full name Owen Lindsay Abrahams
Date of birth (1933-07-25)25 July 1933
Date of death 31 January 2006(2006-01-31) (aged 72)
Original team(s) Commonwealth Bank team
Debut 29 May 1954 (Round 7), Fitzroy vs. Essendon, at Windy Hill
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1954–1962 Fitzroy 132 (232)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1962.
Career highlights
  • Fitzroy leading Goalkicker: 1957, 1961
  • Fitzroy Captain: 1962
  • Victorian State representative: 9 Games
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Owen Lindsay Abrahams (25 July 1933 – 31 January 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the VFL.

Abrahams' football career did not start well after he was rejected by Fitzroy's thirds team, but he moved to the amateurs where he played with the Commonwealth Bank team, from which he was selected with the Fitzroy senior team.

He made a name for himself as a specialist half-forward and was named All-Australian in 1958, played for Victoria 9 times, and was captain of the Lions in 1962. Abrahams was later named as part of the Fitzroy Team of the Century.

Following his retirement Abrahams served as the Lions' treasurer. He died in January 2006 at the age of 72 following a serious illness.

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Captains of the Fitzroy Football Club
Fitzroy Football Club · leading goalkickers
1958 All-Australian team
South Australia
Tasmania
  • Don Gale (Wynyard)
  • Jim Ross (North Launceston)
  • Stuart Spencer (Clarence)
  • Victoria (VFA)
  • Barry Metcalfe (Mordialloc)
  • Victoria
  • Owen Abrahams (Fitzroy)
  • Allen Aylett (North Melbourne)
  • Ron Barassi (Melbourne)
  • Reg Burgess (Essendon)
  • Jack Clarke (Essendon)
  • Bob Davis (Geelong) (Captain)
  • John Dugdale (North Melbourne)
  • Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)
  • Neil Roberts (St Kilda)
  • Ted Whitten (Footscray)
  • Western Australia
  • Jack "Stork" Clarke (East Fremantle)
  • Polly Farmer (East Perth)
  • Alan Preen (East Fremantle)
  • Norm Rogers (East Fremantle)
  • Ray Sorrell (East Fremantle)

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