Fred Beeson

Frederick James Beeson (22 October 1901 – 3 August 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Fred Beeson
Personal information
Full name	Frederick James Beeson
Date of birth	(1901-10-22)22 October 1901
Place of birth	Kensington, Victoria
Date of death	3 August 1956(1956-08-03) (aged 54)
Place of death	Castlemaine, Victoria
Original team(s)	Benalla
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1924–25	Fitzroy	2 (2)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Beeson was recruited from the Benalla Football Club where he kicked 68 goals in the Ovens and Murray Football League in 1923.^[2]

Beeson kicked two goals on his VFL debut with Fitzroy against Carlton up until he was injured.^[3]

He later played for Coburg^[4] and Northcote.

Beeson was also an amateur boxer.^[5]

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. 57. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "1924 - Fitzroy recruit - Fred Beeson". The Age. 7 April 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
3. "1924 - Football in country districts". Weekly Times. 3 May 1924. p. 77. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
4. "1926 - Former league performer". Sporting Globe. 22 May 1926. p. 6. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
5. "1923 - Boxing". Benalla Standard. 18 September 1923. p. 4. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

External links

• Fred Beeson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Fred Beeson at AustralianFootball.com
• Fred Beeson photo via Weekly Times newspaper