Ted Parker (footballer)

Ted Parker (7 November 1903 – 16 May 1929) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Ted Parker
Personal information
Full name Ted Parker
Date of birth (1903-11-07)7 November 1903
Date of death 16 May 1929(1929-05-16) (aged 25)
Place of death Albury, New South Wales
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1925 Melbourne 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He lost both of his legs to a circular saw in a construction site accident at Mitta Junction in 1929 and died of his injuries at Albury District Hospital.[2]

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. 687. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Drawn Into Circular Saw". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 18 May 1929. p. 26. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
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