Full name Travis Irving Payze Died September 1, 2006 Height 1.85 m | Weight 86 kg Name Travis Payze | |
Date of birth (1946-07-02)2 July 1946 Date of death 1 September 2006(2006-09-01) (aged 60) Debut Round 1, 10 September 1966, St Kilda
v. Collingwood, at Melbourne Cricket Ground Role Australian Rules Footballer | ||
Original team(s) Frankston Bombers Place of birth Victoria, Australia | ||
Travis Irving Payze (2 July 1946 – 1 September 2006) was an Australian rules footballor in the Victorian Football League.
Debuting for St Kilda against Collingwood in the 1966 second semi-final, Payne came off the bench and booted 3 goals. He was also named on the bench two weeks later in the Saints' first premiership side.
A lively forward, Payne had played only 12 games in his first four and a half seasons at the Saints, before he started to establish himself in the side as a ruck-rover. He was named as an All-Australian in 1972, and retired after the 1974 season.
He then coached Dandenong Football Club in the VFA, before returning to the Saints and becoming chairman of selectors in the early 1980s. He progressed to the president of St Kilda, a position he held from 1986 to 1993, in very difficult financial circumstances for the club.
In 2003, Payze was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and died on 1 September 2006, aged 60.