Keith Schaefer

Keith Schaefer (20 December 1928 – 21 August 1976)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Keith Schaefer
Personal information
Date of birth (1928-12-20)20 December 1928
Date of death 21 August 1976(1976-08-21) (aged 47)
Original team(s) South Surfers
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1947–1953 South Melbourne 102 (22)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Schaefer played 102 games for South Melbourne, between 1947 and 1953.[2] A centreman, Schaefer was a Victorian interstate representative in 1948, at the age of just 19.[3] He won South Melbourne's best and fairest award in 1952.[4]

At the end of the 1953 VFL season, Scheafer left South Melbourne to be playing coach of Deniliquin.[5]

In 1955, Schaefer was captain-coach of Traralgon.[6]

He died in 1976 after losing his battle with bowel cancer.[7]

References
  1. "Keith Schaefer - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. "Keith Schaefer". AFL Tables.
  3. "A WORLD REVIEW SPORTS DIARY". Western Mail. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 22 July 1948. p. 17. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  4. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
  5. "Deniliquin job to Schaefer". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 27 November 1953. p. 16. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  6. "THE FOOTBALL ARGUS". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 3 June 1955. p. 12. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  7. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.


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