Fred Ball (footballer)

Frederick Charles Ball (1 September 1868 – 4 September 1902) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Fred Ball
Personal information
Full name Frederick Charles Ball
Date of birth (1868-09-01)1 September 1868
Place of birth Vaughan, Victoria
Date of death 4 September 1902(1902-09-04) (aged 34)
Place of death Islington, London, England
Original team(s) Scotch College
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897 Essendon 5 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He later moved to London and in September 1902 was found dead in his home in Islington with stab wounds.[2] An inquest determined that he had committed suicide.[3]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Mainly About People". The Daily News. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 19 September 1902. p. 6. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. "An Australian's Suicide". The Age. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 10 September 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
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