Bob Sellers (footballer)

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]

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


Early life

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

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

Individual

Death

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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bob Sellers (footballer).
  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.


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