| Roger William Clift | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1931[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Jamestown, South Australia | ||
| Date of death | 11 May 1971(1971-05-11) (aged 39) | ||
| Original team(s) | Jamestown | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half back | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1948–1957 | Port Adelaide | 155 (66) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| South Australia | 5 | ||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source:AustralianFootball.com | |||
Roger William Clift (1931–1971) was anAustralian rules footballer for thePort Adelaide during the 1950s. He was part of four of the club's six premierships in a row and won the club'sbest and fairest in the first of those in 1954. Football historian John Devaney describes Roger Clift as "One of those players who seems blessed with a total disregard for personal safety".[3] Clift died of a heart attack at a young age, while playing squash.[3] He is interred at the Centennial Park Cemetery inPasadena, South Australia.