George Nelson (footballer)

George Nelson
George Nelson
	Nelson during his Collingwood career
Personal information
Full name	George Anthony Nelson
Date of birth	26 April 1919
Place of birth	Collingwood, Victoria
Date of death	9 March 1981 (aged 61)
Place of death	Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team(s)	Magpies (Sunday League)
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1944–45	Collingwood
1946	Richmond
1947	Williamstown (VFA)
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

George Anthony Nelson (26 April 1919 – 9 March 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Prior to his football career, Nelson served in the Australian Army during World War II.^[2]

Notes

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 653. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

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