Percy Beames
Percy Beames | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Percy James Beames | ||
Date of birth | 27 July 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 28 March 2004 | (aged 92)||
Place of death | Melbourne | ||
Original team(s) | Golden Point (Ballarat) | ||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Rover | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1931–1944 | Melbourne | 213 (323) | |
Coaching career | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1942–1944 | Melbourne | 48 (19–29–0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Percy James Beames (27 July 1911 – 28 March 2004) was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) as well as first-class cricket for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield. He later became one of Melbourne's most distinguished sports journalists, covering cricket and Australian rules football for The Age until 1976. When the Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, Beames was among the inaugural inductees, and was also named in the forward pocket when Melbourne's Team of the Century was named in June 2000.
Early life
Born to a large, poor family in Ballarat, Beames' lucky break came when he was awarded a scholarship to Ballarat College.[1] He ended up captaining the school in Australian football, cricket, athletics and tennis.
Cricket career
Beames became a member of the
Footballing career
Beames joined Melbourne in 1931 and soon established himself as the club's
Later life
After finishing his football career he became a writer at The Age newspaper for 30 years. He was also inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Beames was the father of Adrienne Beames, a former long-distance runner frequently credited as the first woman to break the three-hour barrier in the marathon.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Baum, Greg (29 January 2021). "Percy Beames: a man for all seasons". The Age.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
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External links
- Percy Beames's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Percy Beames's coaching statistics from AFL Tables
- Percy Beames at ESPNcricinfo
- DemonWiki profile
- Obituary