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Tom Nelson (Australian footballer)

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Tom Nelson
Nelson in 1906
Personal information
Full name Thomas Nelson
Date of birth (1883-02-03)3 February 1883
Place of birth Footscray, Victoria
Date of death 3 July 1957(1957-07-03) (aged 74)
Place of death Coburg, Victoria
Original team(s) Yarraville
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1906 Collingwood 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1906.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Tom Nelson (3 February 1883 – 3 July 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] Nelson wrote the lyrics to the club song, "Good Old Collingwood Forever" to tune of "Goodbye, Dolly Gray".[2]

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 653. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ Roberts, Michael. "The story behind our song". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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