Full name Miles Alfred Sellers Date joined 1925 Name Bob Sellers | Place of death Fitzroy, Victoria | |
Date of birth (1905-02-23)23 February 1905 Date of death 10 September 1971(1971-09-10) (aged 66) Debut Round 1, 1925, Hawthorn
v. Richmond, at Glenferrie Oval Role Australian Rules Footballer Died September 10, 1971, Fitzroy, Australia Original team Box Hill Hawks Football Club | ||
Place of birth St Kilda, Victoria | ||
Miles Alfred "Bob" Sellers (23 February 1905 – 10 September 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Sellers was born in St Kilda, the eldest child of Alfred Thomas Sellers and Florence Pearce. After commencing his football career with Ferntree Gully he joined Box Hill for a season before playing with Hawthorn from their inaugural VFL season in 1925 until 1934, as a follower and forward. He made a total of 98 league appearances. He also played district cricket for the Hawthorn-East Melbourne club.
In 1944 he returned to the VFL as a goal umpire and officiated in 131 games. Until Mark Fraser's umpiring debut in 2005, Sellers was the last former player to officiate in a league fixture. Miles Sellers remained an active member of the Hawthorn Football Club throughout his life, receiving a Life Membership and remaining timekeeper for the club until his death in 1971.