Full name Bob Spargo Name Bob Sr. Years Club | Height/Weight 175 cm / 69 kg Original team(s) Riversides Died May 14, 1994 | |
Date of birth (1913-07-07)7 July 1913 Date of death 14 May 1994(1994-05-14) (aged 80) | ||
Bob Spargo (7 July 1913 – 14 May 1994) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Spargo's two sons Robert and Ricky also both played for Footscray Football Club.
Spargo was an accomplished professional athlete who was placed 3rd in both the 1936 and 1940 Stawell Gift finals. In 1936 he was 3rd off 9¾yds to Roy McCann and in 1940 he was 3rd off 8yds to Alex Reid.
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