Bob Burns (footballer)
Robert Edward James Burns (3 June 1884 – 16 August 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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Burns in 1904 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Edward James Burns | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 16 August 1949 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Abertillery, Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Richmond (VFA) | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1904 | Collingwood | 2 (0) | |
| 1906 | Perth | 10 | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
After playing two games for Collingwood in 1904, Burns moved to Perth to teach at the Christian Brothers College and played in Western Australia for Perth and East Perth. He also coached the latter.
Burns then left the country to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh, before moving again to become a doctor in Abertillery in Monmouthshire, Wales.
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