Full name Gordon Anderson Height/Weight 185 cm / 83 kg Original team(s) Blackburn | Place of birth Coburg, Victoria Date of birth 16 September 1924 Name Gordon Anderson | |
Date of death 19 June 1965(1965-06-19) (aged 40) | ||
Gordon Anderson (16 September 1924 – 19 June 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Anderson was a follower and forward, secured by Hawthorn from Blackburn. He had served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.
He was Hawthorn's leading goal-kicker in the 1950 VFL season, with 21 goals, two clear from full-forward Albert Prior, who had played only seven games.
Anderson left Hawthorn in 1952, to coach Surrey Hills.
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