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Fred Ball
Personal information
Full name Frederick Charles Ball
Nickname(s) Snowy
Date of birth (1868-09-01)1 September 1868
Place of birth Vaughan, Victoria
Date of death 4 September 1902(1902-09-04) (aged 34)
Place of death Islington, London, England
Original team(s) Scotch College
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1888-96 Essendon (VFA) 158 (29)
1897 Essendon (VFL)     5 (1)
Total 163 (309)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Frederick Charles Ball (1 September 1868 – 4 September 1902) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of Charles Ball (1818-1876),[2] founder of Ball & Welch, and Tabitha Ball (1842-1919), née Reardon,[3] Frederick Charles Ball was born at Vaughan, Victoria on 1 September 1868.

Education

He was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne.[4]

Death

He later moved to London; and, in September 1902, was found dead in his home in Islington with stab wounds.[5][4] An inquest determined that he had committed suicide.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 38.
  2. ^ Deaths: Ball, The Argus, (Monday, 4 September 1876), p. 1.
  3. ^ Deaths: Ball, The Australasian, (Saturday, 27 September 1919), p.3.
  4. ^ a b "Mainly About People". The Daily News. Perth. 19 September 1902. p. 6. Retrieved 16 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Deaths: Ball, The Argus, (Wednesday, 10 September 1902), p. 1.
  6. ^ "An Australian's Suicide". The Age. Melbourne. 10 September 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 16 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
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