Allan Strang | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Robert Allan Strang | ||
Date of birth | 11 October 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Albury, New South Wales | ||
Date of death | 4 February 1996 | (aged 74)||
Place of death | Albury, New South Wales | ||
Original team(s) | Albury | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1947–1948 | South Melbourne | 15 (17) | |
1949 | Williamstown (VFA) | 21 (10) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Robert Allan Strang (11 October 1921 – 4 February 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1] [2]
He was the brother of Richmond premiership players Doug & Gordon Strang and St Kilda footballer Colin Strang,
Strang who was a marking forward was recruited after talent scouts saw him in a practice match between Albury and the Army. [3] He spent two years playing for St George in Sydney before moving to Melbourne to play for the same team his father did between 1904 and 1913. [4] In 1949, he was cleared to play with Williamstown. [5] Strang accepted a contract to captain coach the Wagga Tigers in 1950. [6]
He was the uncle of dual Richmond premiership player Geoff Strang, and the uncle of Richmond premiership player John Perry.