Fred Goldsmith (Australian rules footballer)
- Fred Goldsmith (Australian rules footballer)
Infobox afl player | firstname = Fred
lastname = Goldsmith
birthdate = 20 August 1932
birthplace =
originalteam = Spotswood Football Club
heightweight = 183cm / 83 kg
dead =
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 1951
debutteam = South Melbourne
debutopponent =
debutstadium =
playingteams = South Melbourne (1951-59)
* 119 games, 107 goals
coach =
coachingteams = Albury Football Club (1960-1965)
statsend = 1966
careerhighlights =
* 1955 Brownlow Medalist
* 1957 Leading Goalkicker South Melbourne (43 goals)
* 2003 Swans's "Team of the Century"
Fred Goldsmith (born 20 August 1932) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.
A fireman, Goldsmith started his career in 1951 as a half forward flanker, having been recruited by South Melbourne from Spotswood.
In 1952, he was shifted to fullback; and, in 1955, he became the first ever (and so far, only) specialist fullback to win the Brownlow Medal. [Jim Main, "Aussie Rules: For Dummies" (2nd edition, 2008) p 72.]
To the astonishment of all, in 1956, South Melbourne decided to play its 1995 Brownlow Medallist fullback at full-forward. He played at full-forward for the remainder of his career. In 1957, he was South Melbourne's leading goalkicker with 43 goals.
He was captain-coach of the Albury Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League from 1960 to 1965. In 1966 he played 9 games with Port Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football Association.
Goldsmith's 1955 Brownlow Medal attained $43,700 at an auction of sporting memorabilia conducted by Christie's on 17 April 2000. [http://footystats.freeservers.com/Footystats/Brownlow-sales.html]
He was selected as an interchange player in the South Melbourne/Sydney Swans's "Team of the Century"' announced on on 8 August 2003.
In a 1958 competition, held at the Lake Oval, Goldsmith kicked a drop kick that travelled 80yds 1ft (241 ft, 73.46m). [http://footystats.freeservers.com/Footystats/LongKicks.html]
References
* [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/F/Fred_Goldsmith.html AFL Statistics: Fred Goldsmith]
* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/g.htm#Fred%20Goldsmith%20(South%20Melbourne%20&%20Port%20Melbourne) Full Points Footy Biography: Fred Goldsmith]
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