About Eric Gardner
Lived 1881 – 1905 (aged 23). Eric Gardner was an australian rules football player.
Eric Arthur Gardner (27 June 1881 – 24 May 1905) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The younger brother of Corrie Gardner, Eric was a long kicking forward. He played as a wingman and missed out on playing in Melbourne's 1900 premiership side, in his debut season, through injury.
He entered Trinity College (University of Melbourne) in 1900, where he was a member of the football team that won the 1902 intercollegiate premiership, and also participated in athletics, winning the 120-yard hurdles and coming third in the long jump and at the University sports day in 1902.
Gardner died young in 1905 while in Sweden.
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Who was Eric Gardner?
Australian rules footballer
When was Eric Gardner born?
Eric Gardner was born on 27 June 1881 in Hawthorn.
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Eric Gardner died on 24 May 1905 in Västerås.
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Eric Gardner was an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Eric Gardner. https://biography.guide/eric-gardner/
MLA: "Eric Gardner." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/eric-gardner/.
Chicago: "Eric Gardner." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/eric-gardner/.
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