Original team(s) Box Hill Name Bob Strachan | Height/Weight 183 cm / 80 kg Role Footballer born 1886 | |
Full name Robert William Sandeman Strachan Date of birth (1886-05-21)21 May 1886 Date of death 30 June 1927(1927-06-30) (aged 41) Died June 30, 1927, Marble Bar, Australia | ||
Robert William Sandeman "Bob" Strachan (21 May 1886 – 30 June 1927) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After attending Scotch College in Melbourne, Strachan joined Collingwood in 1904. Between 1904 and 1910 he played 52 VFL matches, including the 1905 Grand Final. Strachan died in Marble Bar, Western Australia in June 1927 after the fuel tank in his car exploded.
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