Ted Parker (footballer)

Ted Parker
Ted Parker
Personal information
Full name	Edward Hewitt Parker
Date of birth	7 November 1903
Place of birth	Richmond, Victoria
Date of death	16 May 1929 (aged 25)
Place of death	Albury, New South Wales
Playing career1
Years	Club
1925	Melbourne
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Edward Hewitt Parker (7 November 1903 – 16 May 1929) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Parker was the son of prominent Richmond VFA footballer^[2] James Hewitt Parker (1872–1911)^[3] and Mary Ellen Mahon (1874–1958).

He lost both of his legs to a circular saw in a construction site accident at Mitta Junction in 1929 and died of his injuries at Albury District Hospital.^[4]

Notes[]

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 687. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ "Richmond VFA Players". Tigerland Archive.
^ "PUMP PLUNGER EXPLOSION". The Ballarat Star. 56 (17255). Victoria, Australia. 20 September 1911. p. 1.
^ "Drawn Into Circular Saw". The Argus. Melbourne. 18 May 1929. p. 26. Retrieved 27 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.

External links[]

Ted Parker's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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[encyc-1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 687. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

[2] "Richmond VFA Players". Tigerland Archive.

[3] "PUMP PLUNGER EXPLOSION". The Ballarat Star. 56 (17255). Victoria, Australia. 20 September 1911. p. 1.

[4] "Drawn Into Circular Saw". The Argus. Melbourne. 18 May 1929. p. 26. Retrieved 27 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.

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