Full name Allan Strang Height / weight 185 cm / 86 kg Died 4 February 1996 | Original team(s) Albury Years Club | |
Date of birth (1921-10-11)11 October 1921 Date of death 4 February 1996(1996-02-04) (aged 74) | ||
Allan Strang (11 October 1921 – 4 February 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
He was the brother of Richmond premiership players Doug & Gordon Strang and St Kilda footballer Colin Strang,
Strang who was a marking forward was recruited after talent scouts saw him in a practice match between Albury and the Army. He spent two years playing for St George in Sydney before moving to Melbourne to play for the same team his father did between 1904 and 1913. In 1949 he was cleared to play with Williamstown. Strang accepted a contract to captain coach the Wagga Tigers in 1950.
He was the uncle of dual Richmond premiership player Geoff Strang, and the uncle of Richmond premiership player John Perry.