Full name Goldsmith Collins Height/Weight 183 cm / 86 kg Date of birth 16 September 1901 Name Goldie Collins | Weight 86 kg Original team(s) Fitzroy Juniors | |
![]() Date of death 27 April 1982(1982-04-27) (aged 80) Role Australian Rules Footballer Died April 27, 1982, Panton Hill, Melbourne, Australia | ||
Place of death Panton Hill, Victoria Similar Gavin Menzies, Jonathan Lee Riches, Coyote Shivers |
Goldsmith 'Goldie' Collins (16 September 1901 – 27 April 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.
He made his debut with Fitzroy in 1922 and the following season was the club's best and fairest. His brothers, Harry and Norm both played for Fitzroy.
Collins was a controversial character who was suspended for nearly two seasons for striking and was later declared a vexatious litigant and jailed for contempt of court
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