| Tony Clarkson | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Anthony Russell Clarkson | ||
| Nickname(s) | Doc | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Date of death | 25 January 2011 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Adelaide University | ||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruck | ||
| Other occupation | Doctor | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1959, 1964–1968 | Sturt (SANFL) | 110 (106) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1968. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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Dr Tony Clarkson AM (13 August 1939 – 25 January 2011) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Sturt in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
Following his football career, Clarkson became a highly regarded name in medicine as a founding director of the Renal Unit at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and president of the Medical Board of South Australia. In The Queen's Birthday 2004 Honours List, he was awarded Member of the Order of Australia "For service to renal medicine, particularly as a contributor to the advancement of the specialty of nephrology in the Asia-Pacific region through clinical research, teaching and professional organisations, and to the community."
Notes
- ^ John, Devaney. "Tony Clarkson". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Obituaries: Tributes to three of our finest". News Corp. The Advertiser. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Dr Anthony Russell CLARKSON". Australian Honours Search Facility. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
External links
- Tony Clarkson's profile at AustralianFootball.com
