Lou Bols Explained
| Lou Bols |
| Fullname: | Louis Edward Bols |
| Birth Date: | 29 July 1905 |
| Birth Place: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Death Place: | St Kilda, Victoria |
| Height: | 170 cm |
| Weight: | 77 kg |
| Guernsey: | 1, 15 |
| Statsend: | 1930 |
| Years1: | 1927–28, 1930 |
| Games Goals1: | 27 (4) |
Louis Edward Bols (29 July 1905 – 2 October 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Coach
In 1932 he was the coach of the Old Scotch Football Club team that won the VAFA's A Section premiership, defeating State Savings Bank 13.18 (96) to 10.8 (68) on 17 September 1932.[2] [3]
He was appointed coach of the State Savings Bank VAFA team in the following season (1933).[4]
Death
He died at his residence in St Kilda, Victoria on 2 October 1957.[5]
References
- Players who are in the Public Eye: Lou Bols is a Ball of Energy, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 8 May 1930), p.8.
- 'Prefect's Fag', "Noted Men from Public Schools", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 10 August 1935), p.7.
- Amateurs: Brunswick, The Age, (Thursday, 1 May 1947), p.9.
- Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
External links
Notes and References
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.76.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242976551 Amateur Football, The Herald, (Friday, 17 June 1932), p.2.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205488961 Metropolitan Amateurs, The Age, (Monday, 19 September 1932), p.12.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243111297 Amateur Sides Prepare, The Herald, (Friday, 28 April 1933), p.15.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wkBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4JQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6936%2C371921 Deaths: Bols, The Age, (Thursday, 3 October 1957), p.11.
