Charles Coles (footballer)

Charles Coles
Personal information
Full name	Charles Coles
Nickname(s)	Dummy[1]
Date of birth	21 July 1879[2]
Date of death	20 August 1942 (aged 63)
Place of death	Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s)	Chilwell
Height / weight	183 cm / 83 kg[3]
Position(s)	Follower
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897–1904	Geelong	72 (81)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904.

Charles Coles (21 July 1879 – 20 August 1942^[2]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was a skilled follower with a nice kick, however his career was ruined through a broken leg in 1904. He was killed in 1942 while acting as a doorkeeper at the Palais Royal Dance Hall in Geelong.^[4]

References

1. "Charlie Coles - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
2. "Charlie Coles". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
3. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers (7th ed.). Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
4. "DEATH AFTER BLOW.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848–1954). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 21 August 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 11 January 2011.