About Doug Palmer
Lived 1930 – 1992 (aged 62). Doug Palmer was an australian rules football player.
Douglas Leslie Palmer (23 June 1930 – 23 November 1992) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1950s.
Palmer could play as both a centreman and half back flanker. He was a midfielder in Geelong's 1952 VFL premiership side and also played in their losing 1953 VFL Grand Final team. Palmer was a good wet weather player.
Palmer was captain / coach of Myrtleford in 1955 and 1956. He was also captain / coach of the Ovens & Murray Football League representative side that lost the 1956 state championships grand final to the Ballarat Football League on the Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo.
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Who was Doug Palmer?
Australian rules footballer (1930-1992)
When was Doug Palmer born?
Doug Palmer was born on 23 June 1930.
When did Doug Palmer die?
Doug Palmer died on 23 November 1992 in Shepparton.
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Doug Palmer was an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Doug Palmer. https://biography.guide/doug-palmer/
MLA: "Doug Palmer." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/doug-palmer/.
Chicago: "Doug Palmer." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/doug-palmer/.
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