Augustus Charles Reeves (1911โ1996) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played as a winger in the 1930s.[1]
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Full name | Augustus Charles Reeves | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Glebe, New South Wales, Australia | 29 October 1911|||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 June 1996 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 84)|||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players (1995) Glen Hudson/Alan Whiticker |
Background
editReeves was born in Glebe, New South Wales, Australia on 29 October 1911.
Playing career
editA flying winger that had great speed, Reeves was a regular in first grade for Balmain in the late 1930s, scoring 8 tries in 13 first grade appearances between 1935โ1936. Reeves played for Balmain in the 1936 Grand Final[2]
Post playing
editReeves later became a physical instructor in the Australian Army in 1941.[3]
Death
editReeves died on 11 June 1996, age 84.[4]
References
edit- ^ Gus Reeves reference in the Labor Daily, 6 Aug 1935 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/237489250?searchTerm=gus%20reeves%20balmain&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=193
- ^ The encyclopedia of rugby league players / Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson. 1995 edition
- ^ (DAILY TELEGRAPH 13/03/1941) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/247918458?searchTerm=gus%20reeves%20rugby&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales
- ^ Daily Telegraph Sydney. Death notice 14/06/1996