Charles Coles (Australian rules footballer)

Charles Coles
Personal information
Full name	Charles Coles
Nickname(s)	Dummy[1]
Date of birth	21 July 1879[2]
Date of death	20 August 1942
Place of death	Geelong, Victoria
Original team	Chilwell
Height/Weight	183 cm / 83 kg[3]
Position(s)	Follower
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897–1904	Geelong	72 (81)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1904 season .

Charles Coles (21 July 1879 – 20 August 1942^[2]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was a skilled follower with a nice kick, however his career was ruined through a broken leg in 1904. He was killed in 1942 while acting as a doorkeeper at the Palais Royal Dance Hall in Geelong.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Charles Coles (Geelong)". Full Points Footy. http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/co-cz.htm#Charles_Coles_(Geelong). Retrieved 2009-08-09. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Charlie Coles". AFL Tables. http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/C/Charlie_Coles.html. Retrieved 2009-08-09. 
3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers (7th ed.). Bas Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785. 
4. ^ "DEATH AFTER BLOW.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848–1954) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia): p. 3. 21 August 1942. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11991618. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Coles, Charles
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	21 July 1879
Place of birth
Date of death	20 August 1942
Place of death	Geelong, Victoria