About Allan Broadway
Lived 1921 – 1997 (aged 75). Allan Broadway was an australian rules football player.
George Allan Broadway (4 December 1921 – 27 July 1997) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Career Broadway, a forward, played for Yarraville in the Victorian Football Association before the Second World War. During the war, he served as a private in the Australian Army Service Corps.
In 1947 he joined Terang as playing coach. He coached Coleraine to a premiership in 1948, the first of his two years leading the club, then left to coach Stratford in 1950. After two years coaching Stratford, Broadway was cleared to another Gippsland club Maffra, as a player.
While a spectator at a cricket match in Stratford in the summer of 1952, Broadway was one of six people struck by lightning. He suffered burns but was not required to go to hospital.
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Who was Allan Broadway?
Australian rules footballer
When was Allan Broadway born?
Allan Broadway was born on 4 December 1921 in Footscray.
When did Allan Broadway die?
Allan Broadway died on 27 July 1997.
What was Allan Broadway's occupation?
Allan Broadway was an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Allan Broadway. https://biography.guide/allan-broadway/
MLA: "Allan Broadway." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/allan-broadway/.
Chicago: "Allan Broadway." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/allan-broadway/.
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