Travis Payze

Infobox afl player | firstname = Travis
lastname = Payze




birthdate = birth date|1946|7|2|df=y
birthplace = Victoria, Australia
originalteam = Frankston Football Club
heightweight = 185cm / 85.5kg
dead = alive
deathdate = death date and age|2006|9|1|1946|7|2|df=y
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 1, 10 September 1966
debutteam = St Kilda
debutopponent = Collingwood
debutstadium = Melbourne Cricket Ground
playingteams = St Kilda (1966-1974)

127 games, 73 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2006
careerhighlights =

*St Kilda premiership side 1966
*All-Australian 1972

Travis Irving Payze (2 July 1946—1 September 2006) was a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.

Debuting for St Kilda against Collingwood in the 1966 second semi-final, Payze came off the bench and booted 3 goals. He was also named on the bench two weeks later in the Saints' first premiership side.

A lively forward, Payze had played only 12 games in his first four and a half seasons at the Saints, before he started to establish himself in the side as a ruck-rover. He was named as an All-Australian in 1972, and retired after the 1974 season.

He then coached Dandenong Football Club in the VFA, before returning to the Saints and becoming chairman of selectors in the early 80's. He progressed to president of St Kilda, a position he held from 1986 to 1993, in very difficult financial circumstances for the club.

In 2003, Payze was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and passed away on 1 September 2006, aged 60.

External links

* [http://www.theage.com.au/realfooty/news/afl/saints-mourn-loss-of-bongo-payze/2006/09/01/1156817101584.html Saints mourn loss of 'Bongo' Payze - The Age]