About Max Nixon
Lived 1931 – 2019 (aged 87). Max Nixon was an australian rules football player.
Maxwell John Nixon (24 December 1931 – 6 January 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Nixon played six seasons for Gippsland Football League club Orbost from 1949 to 1955. He played many positions, but winning the Trood award as league best and fairest in 1953 playing in the centre. He spent the first half of the 1956 season with Essendon on match permits, and showed good form across six games, but returned home to his farming commitments in Orbost.
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Who was Max Nixon?
Australian rules footballer (1931-2019)
When was Max Nixon born?
Max Nixon was born on 24 December 1931.
When did Max Nixon die?
Max Nixon died on 6 January 2019.
What was Max Nixon's occupation?
Max Nixon was an australian rules football player.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Max Nixon (Australian rules footballer)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Max Nixon. https://biography.guide/max-nixon-australian-rules-football-player/
MLA: "Max Nixon." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/max-nixon-australian-rules-football-player/.
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