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Charlie Curtis (17 December 1878 – 8 May 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Charlie Curtis
Curtis in 1899
Personal information
Full name	Charles Ernest Curtis
Date of birth	(1878-12-17)17 December 1878
Place of birth	Carlton, Victoria
Date of death	8 May 1959(1959-05-08) (aged 80)
Place of death	St Vincent's Hospital Fitzroy, Victoria
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Position(s)	rover
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1896	Carlton (VFA)	3 (0)
1898–1900	Carlton (VFL)	21 (2)
1901	Richmond (VFA)	14 (0)
Total		38 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of John Richard Curtis, J.P. (1853-1945),[2] and Elizabeth Curtis (1855-1931), née Harry,[3] Charles Ernest Curtis was born at Carlton, Victoria on 17 December 1878.

One of his brothers, Harry Richard Curtis (1892-1968), played VFL football for both Carlton and Collingwood.

He married Alice Louisa Atkinson (1882-1906) in 1904.[4] He married Maud May Ratcliff (1887-1948) in 1911.[5][6][7]

Death

He died at St Vincent's Hospital in Fitzroy, Victoria on 8 May 1959.[8]

Notes

References

• Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
• Foreman Robs Employer, The Herald, (Tuesday, 18 September 1923), p.16.
• Skins Stolen from Tannery: Foreman Sent to Gaol, The Argus, (Wednesday, 19 September 1923), p.7.
• Employe Sent to Gaol: Tempering Justice with Mercy, The Age, (Wednesday, 19 September 1923), p.15.

External links

• Charlie Curtis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Charlie Curtis at AustralianFootball.com
• Charles Curtis, at The VFA Project
• Charlie Curtis's profile at Blueseum

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