About Basil Collins
Lived 1891 – 1946 (aged 54). Basil Collins was an australian rules football player.
Basil Noel Marcus Collins (11 June 1891 – 3 February 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Educated at Geelong College, Kyneton Grammar School, and Box Hill Grammar School, Collins football career with Geelong began in 1910 and ended in 1921 after playing 62 matches. He would also represent the VFL once. He held a number of off-field roles with the club, including serving as club president from 1940–1945, part of the time Geelong were forced to withdraw from the competition due to World War II.
Collins was part of a family dynasty that owned and operated wool manufacturing mills in the Geelong area.
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Who was Basil Collins?
Australian rules footballer (1891-1946)
When was Basil Collins born?
Basil Collins was born on 11 June 1891 in Geelong.
When did Basil Collins die?
Basil Collins died on 3 February 1946 in Geelong.
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Basil Collins was an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Basil Collins. https://biography.guide/basil-collins/
MLA: "Basil Collins." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/basil-collins/.
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