Frank Negri
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| Frank Negri | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Negri in 1943 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Francis Angelo Negri | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Malvern East, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 8 August 1994 (aged 76) | ||
| Original team(s) | Teachers Training College | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1943 | Collingwood | 6 (0) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1943. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Francis Angelo Negri (1 November 1917 – 8 August 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family[edit]
The son of Angelo Monigatti Negri (1880-1940),[2][3][4] and Adelaide Negri (1892-1944), née Tiernan,[5][6] Francis Angelo Negri was born on 1 November 1917.[7]
His younger brother, Des Negri, also played VFL football for Collingwood.
War Service & Football[edit]
Negri served in the Australian Army from 1942 to 1947, spending 12 months at Duntroon Military College and being commissioned as an officer in 1943. He played six games for Collingwood during his period of war service, and at the end of 1945 was working in the Records Office.[8]
Country Umpire[edit]
Negri later became an umpire in Victorian country leagues.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 651. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Deaths: Negri, The Age, (Wednesday, 22 May 1940), p.1.
- ^ Fireman Dies: Collapsed at Blaze, The Argus, (Wednesday, 22 May 1940), p.9.
- ^ Fireman's Funeral, The Age, (Thursday, 23 May 1940), p.10.
- ^ Marriages: Monigatti (Negri)—Tiernan, The Age, (Saturday, 9 October 1915), p.5.
- ^ Deaths: Negri, Monday, 10 July 1944), p.10.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 22, 278. Victoria, Australia. 22 December 1917. p. 1.
- ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 413. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
External links[edit]
- Frank Negri's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Profile on Collingwood Forever
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