Colin Dufty

Summary

Colin Francis Dufty (29 November 1889 – 9 December 1967), was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Colin Dufty
Dufty in the 1910s
Personal information
Full name Colin Francis Dufty
Date of birth (1889-11-29)29 November 1889
Place of birth Suva, Fiji
Date of death 9 December 1967(1967-12-09) (aged 78)
Place of death Mordialloc, Victoria
Original team(s) South Yarra
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1914 Collingwood 1 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dufty was the son of Photographer Francis Herbert and Louisa (née Palmer) Dufty.[2]

He later served in World War I[3] and World War II.[4]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ McFarlane, Glenn. "Colin Dufty". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Colin Francis Dufty – Discovering Anzacs". National Archives of Australia.
  4. ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. ISBN 978-0-9923791-4-8.

External links edit

  • Colin Dufty's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Colin Dufty's profile at Collingwood Forever