About Bob Briggs
Lived 1883 – 1955 (aged 71). Bob Briggs was an australian rules football player.
Robert Ernest Briggs (20 November 1883 – 6 July 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Football Originally from Port Rovers, Briggs played for Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Williamstown in 1907 and 1908, playing 24 games and kicking 63 goals. Briggs played in Williamstown's 1907 premiership victory over West Melbourne at East Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1907 and kicked 59 goals in 1908, the highest season tally recorded to that date by a Williamstown player. Briggs was also the first Williamstown player to kick 10 goals in a match, against North Melbourne at Arden Street Oval in round 16, 1908.
Switching to Fitzroy, Briggs made eight senior appearances in the 1909 VFL season and didn't miss a game in 1910, winning Fitzroy's leading goal-kicker award with 30 goals.
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Who was Bob Briggs?
Australian rules footballer
When was Bob Briggs born?
Bob Briggs was born on 20 November 1883 in South Melbourne.
When did Bob Briggs die?
Bob Briggs died on 6 July 1955 in South Melbourne.
What was Bob Briggs's occupation?
Bob Briggs was an australian rules football player.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Bob Briggs (Australian footballer)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bob Briggs. https://biography.guide/bob-briggs/
MLA: "Bob Briggs." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bob-briggs/.
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