Bert Beard | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Gilbert Vaughan Beard | ||
Date of birth | 5 July 1909 | ||
Place of birth | Northam, Western Australia | ||
Date of death | 8 November 1983 | (aged 74)||
Original team(s) | South Fremantle (WANFL) | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1930, 1936 | South Fremantle | ||
1932–1935 | South Melbourne | 36 (19) | |
1935 | Fitzroy | 13 | (6)|
Total | 49 (25) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Gilbert Vaughan "Bert" Beard (a.k.a. "Blue" Beard; "Bluey" Beard) (5 July 1909 – 8 November 1983) was an Australian rules footballer from Western Australia who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s. He also played first-grade cricket for the South Melbourne Cricket Club.[1]