About Ian Gillett
Lived 1928 – 2008 (aged 79). Ian Gillett was an australian rules football player.
Ian Gillett (20 September 1928 – 28 February 2008) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the VFL during the 1950s.
Gillett was a ruckman but was also capable of playing the key positions. He was South Melbourne's leading goalkicker in 1953 and won the Best and Fairest award in 1956.
Gillett was captain-coach of Coolamon Football Club from 1959 to 1963 and steered them to a premiership in 1959.
Gillett was captain of the South West Football League (New South Wales) representative team that won the 1964 VFCL Country Championships.
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Who was Ian Gillett?
Australian rules footballer (1928–2008)
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Ian Gillett was born on 20 September 1928.
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Ian Gillett died on 28 February 2008.
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Ian Gillett was an australian rules football player.
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