Fred Beeson Explained
| Fred Beeson |
| Fullname: | Frederick James Beeson |
| Birth Date: | 22 October 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Kensington, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Castlemaine, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Benalla |
| Height: | 173 cm |
| Weight: | 76 kg |
| Guernsey: | 7 |
| Statsend: | 1928 |
| Years1: | 1924–1925 |
| Games Goals1: | 2 (2) |
| Years2: | 1925–1926 |
| Games Goals2: | 11 (2) |
| Years3: | 1927 |
| Games Goals3: | 5 (14) |
| Years4: | 1928 |
| Games Goals4: | 2 (6) |
Frederick James Beeson (22 October 1901 – 3 August 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of John Charles Beeson (1876-1906),[2] [3] and Agnes Louisa Beeson (1879-1952), née Schwab,[4] later Mrs. George Edward Lawton,[5] Frederick James Beeson was born at Kensington, Victoria on 22 October 1901.[6]
He married Lillian Emilie Maynard (1908-1994) in 1928.[7]
Football
Beeson was recruited from the Benalla Football Club, where he kicked 68 goals in the Ovens and Murray Football League in 1923.[8]
Beeson kicked two goals on his VFL debut with Fitzroy against Carlton up until he was injured.[9]
He later played for Coburg, Northcote, and Yarraville.[10]
Boxing
Beeson was also an amateur boxer.[11]
References
- Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
External links
Notes and References
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 57.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189377046 Deaths: Beeson, The Age, (Monday, 27 August 1906), p.1.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9645255 Fatal Fall from Loft, The Argus, (Monday, 27 August 1906), p.6.
- Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.5635/1897.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244385507 Deaths: Lawton, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Monday, 21 July 1952), p. 8.
- Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.27797/1901.
- Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.12194/1928.
- Web site: 1924 - Fitzroy recruit - Fred Beeson . Trove Newspapers . The Age . 28 March 2020 . 7 April 1924. 6.
- Web site: 1924 - Football in country districts . Weekly Times . 9 July 2021 . 77 . 3 May 1924.
- The VFA Project.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article214225047 Boxing: Beeson—Sellars Contest, The Benalla Standard, (Tuesday, 18 September 1923), p. 4.
