Full name Thomas Banks Name Tom Banks Place of birth Maryborough Died November 26, 1919 | Height/Weight 180 cm / 80 kg Weight 80 kg Position(s) Defender | |
Date of birth (1867-06-17)17 June 1867 Date of death 26 November 1919(1919-11-26) (aged 52) Role Australian rules footballer | ||
Original team Fitzroy Football Club | ||
Thomas "Tom" Banks (17 June 1867 – 26 November 1919), who was of West Indian descent, was born on the Maryborough goldfields.
He was an Australian rules footballer who played 171 games with Fitzroy, and was captain of the club's first premiership team in 1895.
After retirement, he served at the club as an administrator for many years.
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