Full name David Hastie Adamson Original team(s) Napier Imperials | Date of birth 14 June 1874 | |
Date of death 10 October 1914(1914-10-10) (aged 40) Place of death Beverley, Western Australia Debut Round 1, 1897, South Melbourne
vs. Melbourne, at Lake Oval Died 10 October 1914, Beverley, Australia | ||
David Hastie 'Bud' Adamson (14 June 1874 – 10 October 1914) was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Originally from Napier Imperial, the South Melbourne junior side in the Victorian Junior Football Association, Adamson was a follower and made his South Melbourne debut in the first round of their inaugural VFL season. He captained South Melbourne in 1899 and led the club all the way to the Grand Final, where he played as a fullback in a narrow loss to Fitzroy. His brother, Jack, also played for South Melbourne, in the 1897 and 1898 seasons.
Adamson was the second son of David Adamson (of the Victorian Railways). On 23 December 1898 he married Frances (Fanny) O'Donnell at Carlton, Victoria, who was to tragically die on 21 February 1899 at Kensington, Victoria.
He was later employed by the Bank of Australasia, the precursor to the ANZ Bank, in Albury. In 1908 he captained the Albury Football Club to its first premiership in the Ovens & Murray Football League. In 1914 Adamson transferred to Western Australia. He was found dead in bed at the bank's Beverley branch on 10 October 1914, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his temple. He suffered from depression.