Full name Robert Bruce Comben Name Bruce Comben Date of birth 25 October 1930 Died December 15, 2002 | Height/Weight 175cm, 72 kg Original team Werribee South Years Club | |
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Date of death 15 December 2002(2002-12-15) (aged 72) Debut Round 1, 1950, Carlton
v. Melbourne, at M.C.G. | ||
Bruce comben carlton football club past player
Bruce Comben (25 October 1930 – 15 December 2002) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Comben made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in the Round 1 of the 1950 season. He retired from the game at the end of the 1961 season.
Bruce died in 2002. He owned supermarkets in the Laverton and Werribee area, when they were named SSW. However, the Werribee branch closed and the Laverton store became Comben's IGA. Recently, the Laverton store has been sold and will no longer be called Comben's IGA.
Bruce was a two time best and fairest winner for the Carlton Football Club and was named as back pocket in their team of the century.
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