Max Smith | |
Fullname: | Maxwell Henry Smith |
Birth Date: | 21 December 1915 |
Birth Place: | Geelong, Victoria |
Death Place: | Werribee, Victoria |
Originalteam: | Werribee |
Height: | 177 cm |
Weight: | 78 kg |
Statsend: | 1940 |
Years1: | 1940 |
Games Goals1: | 7 (0) |
Maxwell Henry Smith (21 December 1915 – 27 October 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Smith died on 27 October 1941 as a result of an injury sustained while batting in a cricket match for Werribee South two days earlier.[2] He was struck by a ball which deflected off the bat onto his temple.[2] The ball was bowled by his younger brother Clive Smith, who later played football for North Melbourne.[1] [2]