Keith Baskin

Keith Baskin (born 15 December 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s and 1970s. He is one of few Jewish Australian rules footballers to have played at the top level.[1]

Keith Baskin
Personal information
Full name Keith Baskin
Date of birth (1945-12-15) 15 December 1945
Original team(s) Moorabbin (VFA)
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1964, 1967–1973 South Melbourne 75 (78)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1973.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

The centreman crossed to South Melbourne in 1964 after Moorabbin was suspended by the Victorian Football Association (VFA). He initially moved to Sandringham, before deciding to try and break into league ranks with South.[2] He only stayed with South Melbourne for one season, before going to Myrtleford in the Ovens & Murray Football League.

He returned to South in 1967 and came third in the best and fairest count the following season.

In 1974 he spent a season as coach of VFA club Mordialloc.[3]

References
  1. "JEWISH HISTORY AUSTRALIA - The People of the Boot". Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  2. The Age - 23/04/1964, page 24
  3. Fiddian, Marc (2013). The VFA – A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995. Melbourne Sports Books. p. 176.
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