His prime positions were in the forward pocket, where he was a regular, damaging goal-kicker, and as a rover and a wing-man, where he was able to use his great pace to advantage in the open spaces of the MCG. He was one of the fortunate few Melbourne players to be part of all six premierships the club gained during its ten 'golden years' from 1955 to 1964.
Athleticsedit
Adams was a national champion professional sprinter. Adams won the 1957, 75 yards/130 yards Gift double at Cobram then a week later won the Lilydale Gift[1] (130 yds) before running second in the 1957 Bendigo Thousand (130 yds).
After running second in the Maryborough Gift, Adams won the 1958 Ararat Gift off a handicap of 3 yards in 12.3 seconds. He rounded off the year winning the South Melbourne and 1958 Canberra Gifts.[2][3]
In November 1958, Adams ran a superb time of 43.8 seconds for 400 yards on a wet grass track at South Melbourne,[4]
Adams won the 1959 Australian sprint title before losing the title in 1960 to Terry Clarke, before retiring from athletics at the age of 25.[5]
Deathedit
Adams died age 84 on 11 August 2019 from cancer.[6]
bluey, adams, frank, adams, june, 1935, august, 2019, known, australian, rules, football, player, played, victorian, football, league, melbourne, football, club, personal, informationdate, birth, 1935, june, 1935date, death11, august, 2019, 2019, aged, debut19. Frank Adams 12 June 1935 11 August 2019 known as Bluey Adams was an Australian rules football player who played in the Victorian Football League VFL for the Melbourne Football Club Bluey AdamsPersonal informationDate of birth 1935 06 12 12 June 1935Date of death11 August 2019 2019 08 11 aged 84 Debut1953 Melbourne vs North Melbourne at Melbourne Cricket GroundHeight168 cm 5 ft 6 in Weight76 kg 168 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1953 1964Melbourne164 180 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964 Career highlights6 VFL premierships 1955 1956 1957 1959 1960 1964 Melbourne Team of the Century interchange Melbourne Hall of FameSources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Football 2 Athletics 3 Death 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksFootball editHis prime positions were in the forward pocket where he was a regular damaging goal kicker and as a rover and a wing man where he was able to use his great pace to advantage in the open spaces of the MCG He was one of the fortunate few Melbourne players to be part of all six premierships the club gained during its ten golden years from 1955 to 1964 Athletics editAdams was a national champion professional sprinter Adams won the 1957 75 yards 130 yards Gift double at Cobram then a week later won the Lilydale Gift 1 130 yds before running second in the 1957 Bendigo Thousand 130 yds After running second in the Maryborough Gift Adams won the 1958 Ararat Gift off a handicap of 3 yards in 12 3 seconds He rounded off the year winning the South Melbourne and 1958 Canberra Gifts 2 3 In November 1958 Adams ran a superb time of 43 8 seconds for 400 yards on a wet grass track at South Melbourne 4 Adams won the 1959 Australian sprint title before losing the title in 1960 to Terry Clarke before retiring from athletics at the age of 25 5 Death editAdams died age 84 on 11 August 2019 from cancer 6 Notes edit Lilydale Gift The Age 4 March 1957 1958 Canberra Gift Canberra Times The Canberra Times Newspaper 3 March 1958 Bluey Adams Runs Nine In The Age Monday 3 March 1958 p 18 The Age Google News Archive Search Professional Athletics in Australia Percy Mason Rigby publishers 1985 page 113 Man behind game s most brutal collision loses battle with cancerReferences editMason Percy 1985 Professional Athletics in Australia Adelaide Rigby Publishers p 113 ISBN 0 7270 2040 4External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frank Bluey Adams Bluey Adams s playing statistics from AFL Tables Bluey Adams at AustralianFootball com DemonWiki profile nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bluey Adams amp oldid 1168368601, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
