Date of birth 27 May 1917 Years Club Weight 86 kg Height/Weight 183 cm / 85.5 kg Died June 9, 1978 | Role Footballer Place of birth Carlton, Victoria Name George Smeaton | |
Date of death 9 June 1978(1978-06-09) (aged 61) | ||
Original team(s) Brighton Street School | ||
George Smeaton (27 May 1917 – 9 June 1978) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1935 and 1942 and then again from 1944 to 1946.
Smeaton was nicknamed the "Brown Bomber", a nickname borrowed from Joe Louis, and was described by Jack Dyer as the toughest player he played with.
He later had a successful coaching career in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) where he led Oakleigh to three Grand Finals, winning premierships in 1950 and 1952 and losing the 1949 Grand Final due to a late goal by Williamstown.
He was also an established cricketer, captaining the Victorian school boys cricket team.
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