Owen Abrahams

Owen Abrahams

Personal information
Birth	25 July 1933(1933-07-25)
Recruited from	Commonwealth Bank team
Death	31 January 2006(2006-01-31) (aged 72),
Playing career¹
Debut	29 May 1954 (Round 7), Fitzroy v. Essendon, at Windy Hill
Team(s)	Fitzroy (1954–1962) 132 games, 232 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season
Career highlights
Fitzroy leading goalkicker 1957, 1961 Fitzroy captain 1962 Victorian state representative 9 times

Owen Abrahams (25 July 1933 – 31 January 2006) was a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL.

Abrahams' football career did not start well after he was rejected by Fitzroy's thirds team, but he moved to the amateurs where he played with the Commonwealth Bank team, from which he was selected with the Fitzroy senior team.

He made a name for himself as a specialist half-forward and was named All-Australian in 1958, played for Victoria 9 times, and was captain of the Lions in 1962.

Following his retirement he was the Lions' treasurer. He died in January 2006 of a serious illness. He was named in the Fitzroy team of the century

External links

• Full Points Footy profile

Persondata
Name	Abrahams, Owen
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Date of birth	25 July 1933
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Date of death	31 January 2006
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