Charlie Curtis
Charlie Curtis | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Charles Ernest Curtis | ||
Date of birth | 17 December 1878 | ||
Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 8 May 1959 | (aged 80)||
Place of death |
St Vincent's Hospital Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||
Position(s) | rover | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1896 | Carlton (VFA) | 3 (0) | |
1898–1900 | Carlton (VFL) | 21 (2) | |
1901 | Richmond (VFA) | 14 (0) | |
Total | 38 (2) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Charlie Curtis (17 December 1878 – 8 May 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family[]
The son of John Richard Curtis, J.P. (1853-1945),[2] and Elizabeth Curtis (1855-1931), née Harry,[3] Charles Ernest Curtis was born at Carlton, Victoria on 17 December 1878.
One of his brothers, Harry Richard Curtis (1892-1968), played VFL football for both Carlton and Collingwood.
He married Alice Louisa Atkinson (1882-1906) in 1904.[4] He married Maud May Ratcliff (1887-1948) in 1911.[5][6][7]
Death[]
He died at St Vincent's Hospital in Fitzroy, Victoria on 8 May 1959.[8]
Notes[]
- ^ Holmesby & Main, 2009.
- ^ Deaths: Curtis, The Age, (Wednesday, 19 December 1945), p.8.
- ^ Deaths: Curtis, The Herald, (Wednesday, 30 December 1931), p.15.
- ^ Deaths: Curtis, The Australasian', (Saturday, 7 April 1906), p.840.
- ^ Would Read in Bed, The Herald, (Thursday, 28 April 1927), p.18.
- ^ Husband Put Out: Wife Read in Bed, The (Perth) Mirror, (Saturday, 7 May 1927), p.5.
- ^ Deaths: Curtis, The Age, (Tuesday, 26 October 1948), p.2.
- ^ Deaths: Curtis, The Age, (Monday, 14 May 1959), p.14.
References[]
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- Foreman Robs Employer, The Herald, (Tuesday, 18 September 1923), p.16.
- Skins Stolen from Tannery: Foreman Sent to Gaol, The Argus, (Wednesday, 19 September 1923), p.7.
- Employe Sent to Gaol: Tempering Justice with Mercy, The Age, (Wednesday, 19 September 1923), p.15.
External links[]
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- Charlie Curtis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Charlie Curtis at AustralianFootball.com
- Charles Curtis, at The VFA Project
- Charlie Curtis's profile at Blueseum
Categories:
- 1878 births
- 1959 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Carlton Football Club players
- Australian rules biography, 1870s birth stubs