Bob Templeton (footballer)

Bob Templeton
Personal information
Full name John Robert Templeton
Date of birth (1927-10-25)25 October 1927
Date of death 16 July 2024(2024-07-16) (aged 96)
Place of death Hamilton, Victoria
Original team(s) Williamstown Methodists
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1947–49, 1953 Footscray 22 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Robert Templeton OAM (25 October 1927 – 16 July 2024) was an Australian rules footballer and administrator, who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] After retiring as a player, Templeton moved into football administration, acting as a president and director for the Hamilton Football Club, the Western Border Football League and the Victorian Country Football League for almost 50 years.[2]

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 874. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "Vale Bob Templeton OAM". AFL Victoria. 19 July 2024.