Australian rules footballer
| Tom Nelson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Nelson in 1906 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Nelson | ||
| Date of birth | (1883-02-03)3 February 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 3 July 1957(1957-07-03) (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Coburg, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Yarraville | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1906 | Collingwood | 3 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1906. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Tom Nelson (3 February 1883 – 3 July 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Nelson wrote the lyrics to the club song, "Good Old Collingwood Forever" to tune of "Goodbye, Dolly Gray".
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 653. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Roberts, Michael. "The story behind our song". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
External links
- Tom Nelson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Tom Nelson's profile at Collingwood Forever
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