Alfred Benjamin Sparks (7 January 1903 – 10 April 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of George Metcalfe Sparks (1870-1947),[2] and Mary May Sparks (1975-1949), née Impey,[3] Alfred Benjamin Sparks — known as "Tom" or "Tommy" to his family — was born at Avoca, Victoria on 7 January 1903.

He married Eliza Clare Grimster (1901-1972) in 1940.

Football

Recruited from Avoca, he played in three consecutive First XVIII games with Collingwood in 1926.

Death

He died at his residence in Prahran, Victoria on 10 April 1954.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.837.
  2. ^ Deaths: Sparks, The Argus, (Monday, 22 December 1947), p.9.
  3. ^ Deaths: Sparks, The Argus, (Saturday, 16 April 1949), p.9.
  4. ^ "Deaths: Sparks". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 12 April 1954. p. 10.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alf_Sparks
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