On this day 68 years ago 13th July 1946 Edwin (Eddie) Bertram FORD passed away Eddie is the 2nd child of Seymour Bertram & Johanna (SHORTIS) FORD, yellow family born in Shepparton, Victoria. Eddie played football for the Richmond Football club, Eddie returned home to work on the farm and continued playing football for Katandra. Eddie is interred at the Katandra Cemetery. Photos: Eddie, the plaque on the Katandra Football club rooms. AdminT the following is From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edwin Bertram Ford Date of birth 22 September 1917 Date of death 13 July 1946 (aged 28) Place of death Mooroopna, Victoria Original team Shepparton Height/Weight 185 cm / 82 kg Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1942-1943 Richmond 4 (0) Playing statistics correct to end of 1943 season. Edwin Eddie Ford (22 September 1917 – 13 July 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s. After arriving from Shepparton, Ford spent 1942 and 1943 with Richmond.(1) He made his debut against Melbourne at Punt Road in the second round of the 1942 VFL season, as Richmond amassed 196 to fall just three points short of their club record. The following week he appeared in his clubs win over Collingwood but didnt play again for the rest of the year. In 1943 he played two further games, both against the same opponents from the previous season.[2] He then decided to return home to the country, where he worked as a farmer. Ford continued playing the game in the Central Goulburn Valley Football League as captain of Katandra. During the 1946 season, Ford was taking part in the third quarter of a match against Ardoma when he collided with an opposition player. He played out the game but became ill once he went home and was taken to Mooroopna Hospital where he died references: 1.Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5. 2. Eddie Ford. AFL Tables. 3. The Argus,Footballer Dies After Collision In Game, 15 July 1946 Eddie is interred at the Katandra Cemetery.
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