| Doug Beasy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Douglas Edward Beasy | ||
| Date of birth | (1930-04-16)16 April 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunolly, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 12 May 2013(2013-05-12) (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Mildura, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Dunolly | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 1951,Carlton vs.Hawthorn, atPrinces Park | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1951–1959 | Carlton | 129 (124) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Douglas Edward Beasy (16 April 1930 – 12 May 2013) was anAustralian rules footballer who played in theVictorian Football League (VFL).
Beasy was recruited fromDunolly, where he won the 1948Maryborough & District Football League best and fairest award and later made his debut for theCarlton Football Club in the Round 1 of the 1951 season. He won Carlton'sbest and fairest award in 1956.[1] He left the Blues at the end of the 1959 season.
He was captain-coach ofVictorian Football Association (VFA) clubBox Hill from 1960 to 1962, winning theJ. J. Liston Trophy as best and fairest player in the VFA in 1961. In all he played 49 games and scored 41 goals for Box Hill.
He is the son of former Carlton playerMaurie Beasy[2] and the great-uncle of Hawthorn playerBrendan Whitecross.[3]
Outside of football, Beasy was a primary teacher and later a school principal. He was involved inRotary, his church and the establishment of amen's shed inMildura. He died on 12 May 2013 after a short illness.[3]
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