- Graham Arthur
Infobox afl player
firstname = Graham
lastname = Arthur
| birthdate = Birth date and age|df=yes|1936|6|9
birthplace =
originalteam = Sandhurst (Bendigo league)
heightweight = 180 cm / 86 kg
dead = dead
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 1955
debutteam = Hawthorn
debutopponent =
debutstadium =
playingteams = Hawthorn (1955-1968)
* Games: 232, Goals: 201
coach = coach
coachingteams = Hawthorn 1964-1965
statsend = 2005
careerhighlights =
* Hawthorn best and fairest 1955, 1958, 1962
* Hawthorn captain 1960-1968
* premiership player 1961 (captain)
* Hawthorn Team of the Century (captain)
* Represented Victoria 12 games (7 goals)
*Australian Football Hall of Fame memberGraham Arthur is a former
Australian rules football er who played in the VFL in the 1950s and 1960's.Arthur played primarily as a half forward, debuting while still only 18 years old.
He was the captain of the first Hawthorn side to win the
Grand Final and made a dozen appearances for the Victorian state team. He was named as captain of Hawthorn's official Team of the Century.Arthur was inducted into the
Australian Football Hall of Fame in the initial intake in 1996, his citation reading::"Hawthorn’s first premiership captain was a brilliant half-forward flanker/centreman."External links
* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/a.htm#Graham%20Arthur%20(Hawthorn) Bio at Full Points Footy]
* [http://prod.www.afl.cfour.com.au/Season2007/Awards/HallofFame/Players/tabid/856/Default.aspx AFL: Australian Football Hall of Fame]
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