Английская Википедия:Colin Niven
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox AFL biography Colin Niven (6 September 1903 – 1 December 1968)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of Colin Niven (1870-1938),[2][3] and Ida Bell Niven (1875-1947), née Lewis,[4][5] Colin Leslie Niven was born at Bealiba, Victoria on 6 September 1903.
His cousin once removed, Gordon Jones, also played for Melbourne.
He married Ada Dorothy Smith in 1934.
Footballer
Niven, a follower, played in the Ballarat Football League prior to joining Fitzroy. He captain-coached Fitzroy in 1930 and 1931 before crossing to Melbourne, which he captained in 1934 and 1935. His brother Ray, who played beside Colin in 1931, later reunited with him at Melbourne where they again appeared together in the same side.
After six months out of the game, Niven was appointed playing coach of Donald in 1936 and he led the team to premierships in 1936, 1937 and 1939 before retiring as a player.[6]
Military service
Niven later served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[7]
Death
He died at Cowes, Victoria on 1 December 1968.[8]
Footnotes
References
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
- Шаблон:AFL Tables
- Шаблон:AustralianFootball
- Colin Niven, at Demonwiki.
- Colin Niven, at Boyles Football Photos.
Шаблон:Fitzroy Football Club captains Шаблон:Melbourne Football Club captains Шаблон:Fitzroy Football Club coaches
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Deaths: Niven, The Argus, (Friday, 1 July 1938), p.12.
- ↑ Bealiba, The Age, (Tuesday, 5 July, 1938), p.12.
- ↑ Marriage: Niven—Lewis, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 18 December 1897), p.18.
- ↑ Deaths: Niven, The Argus, (Thursday, 6 February 1947), p.2.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Deaths: Niven, The Age, (Monday, 2 December 1968), p.18.
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