Joe Sellwood

Joe Sellwood

Joe Sellwood (24 January 1911 – 18 October 2007) was a New Zealand born [ [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sa-sm.htm Sa-Se ] ] Australian rules football player, playing 181 games from 1930-1945. Sellwood, recruited from Wunghnu Football Club was part of the Geelong Football Club 1937 premiership team.cite news
first = Jon
last = Anderson
title = Sellwood mourned
url = http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,22616526%255E20322,00.html
publisher = Herald Sun
date = 2007-10-20
accessdate = 2007-10-20 ]

Prior to his death in 2007, at 96 years old, he was recognised as the oldest VFL/AFL premiership player and was given honorary induction into the AFL 200 Club, because his career suffered significant interruption during World War II, preventing him from reaching 200 games.cite news
first = Brad
last = Green
title = Cats bid farewell to Joe Sellwood
url = http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,22616526%255E20322,00.html
publisher = Geelong Advertiser
date = 2007-10-19
accessdate = 2007-10-20 ] He died on 18 October 2007cite news
title = Oldest VFL/AFL premiership player dies
url = http://news.realfooty.com.au/oldest-vflafl-premiership-player-dies/20070319-159r.html
publisher = realfooty.com.au
date = 2007-10-20
accessdate = 2007-10-20 ] at a nursing home in Belmont, Victoria. He is survived by his four daughters Lesley, Margaret, Joan and Judith, 18 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great grandchildren.

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