About Ben Main
Lived 1887 – 1958 (aged 71). Ben Main was an australian rules football player.
Benjamin Ash Main (20 May 1887 – 4 July 1958) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The son of Lawrence Drew Main, and Frances Main, née Hall, Benjamin Ash Main was born in Richmond, Victoria on 20 May 1887.
He married Ida May Holyoak (1891–1950) in 1921.
Football He played one senior game with South Melbourne, against St Kilda, on 13 May 1911, replacing the injured Bill Thomas.
A number of the contemporary newspaper reports identify him as "Maine"; for example, the local newspaper The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 20 May 1911), p.5: "Maine, from the country, who certainly did not impress me; but who, with experience, might develop into a footballer of the [Harry] Lampe type".
Death He died at a private hospital on 4 July 1958.
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Australian rules footballer
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Ben Main was born on 20 May 1887 in Richmond.
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Ben Main died on 4 July 1958 in Glen Iris.
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Ben Main was an australian rules football player.
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