About Keith Schaefer
Lived 1928 – 1976 (aged 47). Keith Schaefer was an Australian australian rules football player.
Keith Schaefer (20 December 1928 – 21 August 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Schaefer played 102 games for South Melbourne, between 1947 and 1953. A centreman, Schaefer was a Victorian interstate representative in 1948, at the age of just 19. He won South Melbourne's best and fairest award in 1952.
At the end of the 1953 VFL season, Scheafer left South Melbourne to be playing coach of Deniliquin.
In 1955, Schaefer was captain-coach of Traralgon.
He died in 1976 after losing his battle with bowel cancer.
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Who was Keith Schaefer?
Australian rules footballer (1928-1976)
When was Keith Schaefer born?
Keith Schaefer was born on 20 December 1928 in Melbourne.
When did Keith Schaefer die?
Keith Schaefer died on 21 August 1976 in Mount Waverley.
What was Keith Schaefer's occupation?
Keith Schaefer was an australian rules football player.
What nationality was Keith Schaefer?
Keith Schaefer was Australian.
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