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Bob Sellers (footballer)

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Bob Sellers
Sellers in May 1925
Personal information
Full name Miles Alfred Sellers
Date of birth (1905-02-23)23 February 1905
Place of birth St Kilda, Victoria
Date of death 10 September 1971(1971-09-10) (aged 66)
Place of death Fitzroy, Victoria
Original team(s) Box Hill
Debut Round 1, 1925, Hawthorn vs. Richmond, at Glenferrie Oval
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Follower, forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1925–1934 Hawthorn 98 (65)
Umpiring career
Years League Role Games
1944–1952 VFL Goal umpire 131
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Miles Alfred "Bob" Sellers (23 February 1905 – 10 September 1971)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Early life

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The eldest child of Alfred Thomas Sellers (1875–1923)[3] and Florence Sellers (1878–1962), nee Pearce, Miles Alfred Sellers was born at St Kilda on 23 February 1905.

Football

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After commencing his football career with Ferntree Gully[4] he joined Box Hill for a season before playing with Hawthorn from their inaugural VFL season in 1925 until 1934, as a follower and forward.[5] He made a total of 98 league appearances.[6]

Sellers also played district cricket for the Hawthorn-East Melbourne club.

In 1944 Sellers returned to the VFL as a goal umpire and officiated in 131 games. Until Mark Fraser's umpiring debut in 2005, Sellers was the last former player to officiate in a league fixture.[7]

Miles Sellers remained an active member of the Hawthorn Football Club throughout his life, receiving a Life Membership and remaining timekeeper for the club until his death.

Honours and achievements

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Individual

Death

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Miles Sellers died after an illness at St Vincent's Hospital in Fitzroy on 10 September 1971 and was cremated at Springvale Botanical Cemetery.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Bob Sellers - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 24, 129. Victoria, Australia. 6 December 1923. p. 1.
  4. ^ "FTG Football Club VFL Players".
  5. ^ "Bob Sellers". Australian Football.com.
  6. ^ AFL Tables: Bob Sellers
  7. ^ "AFL Player-Umpires". AFL Umpires Association. 2 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Miles Alfred Sellers". Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.