Full name Fred Flanagan Name Fred Flanagan Years Club | Height/Weight 187cm / 92kg Died January 14, 2013 | |
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Date of birth (1924-03-28)28 March 1924 Date of death 14 January 2013(2013-01-14) (aged 88) | ||
Place of birth Swan Hill, Victoria | ||
Fred Flanagan (28 March 1924 – 14 January 2013) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL).
Flanagan was a gifted centre half-forward from Swan Hill who was a magnificent mark and kick. He played his whole career with Geelong Football Club.
In 1998 Flanagan was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Flanagan died on 14 January 2013, aged 88. In response to his death, the CEO of the Geelong Football Club, Brian Cook, said Flanagan "was a great man and a great Geelong man (...) [who] loved the club and the people that made up the club".
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