Henry Colin Strang (10 August 1910 – 28 November 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Colin Strang | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Henry Colin Strang | ||
| Date of birth | (1910-08-10)10 August 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales | ||
| Date of death | 28 November 1946(1946-11-28) (aged 36) | ||
| Place of death | Albury, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | East Albury (O&MFL) | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1933 | St Kilda | 2 (3) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Strang, the son of former South Melbourne player Bill Strang, was born in Sydney, but grew up in Albury.[1][2] He played his early football for East Albury and in 1933 trained with Richmond, where his brothers Doug and Gordon were premiership players.[3] A younger brother, Allan Strang played for South Melbourne. However it was with St Kilda that he made his two league appearances, in the 1933 VFL season.[4] He kicked three goals from full-forward on debut, against Carlton at Junction Oval, in round seven.[4][5] The following round he played in St Kilda's loss to Collingwood at Victoria Park, then lost his place in the team when Bill Mohr returned from injury.[4]
He returned home in 1935 and began playing for Albury, which was followed by a stint with Kyneton in the Bendigo Football League.[6][7] In 1937 he joined Northern Tasmanian Football Association side North Launceston, a club captain-coached by his brother Gordon.[7] They lost the grand final that year to Launceston, after which Strang returned to Albury.[8]
On 28 November 1946, Strang died from an illness, aged 36.[9]
Two of his nephews were in Richmond's 1967 premiership team: Geoff Strang, the son of his brother, Doug, and John Perry, the son of his sister, Edna "Bob" Perry, née Strang.