Owen Abrahams

Owen Abrahams
Personal information
Date of birth	25 July 1933
Date of death	31 January 2006 (aged 72)
Original team(s)	Commonwealth Bank team
Debut	29 May 1954 (Round 7), Fitzroy vs. Essendon, at Windy Hill
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1954–1962	Fitzroy	132 (232)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1962.
Career highlights
Fitzroy leading goalkicker 1957, 1961 Fitzroy captain 1962 Victorian state representative 9 times

Owen Abrahams (25 July 1933 – 31 January 2006) was an Australian rules footballer in the VFL.

Abrahams' football career did not start well after he was rejected by Fitzroy's thirds team, but he moved to the amateurs where he played with the Commonwealth Bank team, from which he was selected with the Fitzroy senior team.

He made a name for himself as a specialist half-forward and was named All-Australian in 1958, played for Victoria 9 times, and was captain of the Lions in 1962.

Following his retirement he was the Lions' treasurer. He died in January 2006 of a serious illness. He was named in the Fitzroy team of the century.

External links

• Owen Abrahams's profile from AustralianFootball.com