Keith Browning (footballer)

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Keith Browning
Personal information
Full name Keith Joseph Browning
Date of birth (1933-02-05)5 February 1933
Date of death 2 November 2013(2013-11-02) (aged 80)
Original team(s) South Melbourne Tech[1]
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1951–1954 South Melbourne 53 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Keith Joseph Browning (5 February 1933 – 2 November 2013) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Browning, a centreman and half forward, made his league debut for South Melbourne in 1951, after starting the season in the thirds.[2][3] He played 53 games at South Melbourne, from 1951 to 1954, then joined Latrobe Valley Football League club Trafalgar, as playing coach for two seasons[4][5] From 1961 to 1967, Browning again coached Trafalgar and steered the club to a premiership in 1962.[6]

He was the father of South Melbourne/Sydney player Mark Browning.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ""TECH." PROUD OF ITS RECORD IN SPORT". Record (Emerald Hill). Victoria. 28 July 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 2 May 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ^ "Erratic South thrash Saints". The Argus. Melbourne. 2 July 1951. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Keith Browning". AFL Tables.
  5. ^ "Valley team's new line". The Argus. Melbourne. 15 April 1955. p. 22. Retrieved 6 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Seniors". Fox Sports Pulse.
  7. ^ "In Memoriam: Keith Browning". Sydney Swans.