Bob Austen

Albert William 'Bob' Austen (24 May 1914 – 6 July 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Bob Austen
Personal information
Full name	Albert William Austen
Date of birth	(1914-05-24)24 May 1914
Place of birth	Burnley, Victoria
Date of death	6 July 1999(1999-07-06) (aged 85)
Original team(s)	Camberwell
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1942	Hawthorn	6 (1)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

After six games with Hawthorn in 1942, he enlisted and served in both in the Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.^[2]

Notes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "World War II Roll:Albert William Austen". Commonwealth of Australia.

External links

• Bob Austen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Bob Austen at AustralianFootball.com