Doug Beasy
| Doug Beasy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Douglas Edward Beasy | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunolly, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 12 May 2013 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Mildura, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Dunolly | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 1951, Carlton vs. Hawthorn, at Princes Park | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1951–1959 | Carlton | 129 (124) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Douglas Edward Beasy (16 April 1930 – 12 May 2013) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Beasy was recruited from Dunolly, where he won the 1948 Maryborough & District Football League best and fairest award and later made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in the Round 1 of the 1951 season. He won Carlton's best and fairest award in 1956.[1] He left the Blues at the end of the 1959 season.
He was captain-coach of Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Box Hill from 1960 to 1962, winning the J. J. Liston Trophy as best and fairest player in the VFA in 1961. In all he played 49 games and scored 41 goals for Box Hill.
He is the son of former Carlton player Maurie Beasy[2] and the great-uncle of Hawthorn player Brendan Whitecross.[3]
Outside of football, Beasy was a primary teacher and later a school principal. He was involved in Rotary, his church and the establishment of a men's shed in Mildura. He died on 12 May 2013 after a short illness.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "James didn't win this one". The Argus. Melbourne. 28 August 1956. p. 15. Retrieved 14 May 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "He's following in Dad's footsteps". The Argus. Melbourne. 27 April 1951. p. 13. Retrieved 14 May 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b De Bolfo, Tony (13 May 2013). "1956 Club Champion Doug Beasy dies".
External links
[edit]- Doug Beasy at Blueseum
- Doug Beasy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- 1952 - Doug Beasy photo at training
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