Fred Ball
Personal information
Full name Frederick Charles Ball
Date of birth (1868-09-01)1 September 1868
Place of birth Vaughan, Victoria
Date of death 4 September 1902(1902-09-04) (aged 34)
Place of death Islington, London, England
Original team(s) Scotch College
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897 Essendon 5 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Frederick Charles Ball (1 September 1868 – 4 September 1902) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

He later moved to London and in September 1902 was found dead in his home in Islington with stab wounds.[2] An inquest determined that he had committed suicide.[3]

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. 38. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Mainly About People". The Daily News. Perth. 19 September 1902. p. 6. Retrieved 16 September 2015 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "An Australian's Suicide". The Age. Melbourne. 10 September 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 16 September 2015 via National Library of Australia.
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