Mel Morris
Australian rules footballer and coach
About Mel Morris
Lived 1895 – 1956 (aged 60). Mel Morris was an australian rules football player and australian rules football coach.
Melville Arthur Leslie Morris (8 June 1895 – 3 May 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1921 and 1926 for the Richmond Football Club.
Football He was captain/coach of Richmond for the 1926 season.
Broadcaster ans commentator Morris was also a pioneer football commentator with the Australian Broadcasting Company and later the Australian Broadcasting Commission.
Death He died at Sassafras, Victoria on 3 May 1956.
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Who was Mel Morris?
Australian rules footballer and coach
When was Mel Morris born?
Mel Morris was born on 8 June 1895 in St Kilda.
When did Mel Morris die?
Mel Morris died on 3 May 1956 in Sassafras.
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Mel Morris was an australian rules football player and australian rules football coach.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mel Morris. https://biography.guide/mel-morris-australian-rules-football-player/
MLA: "Mel Morris." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mel-morris-australian-rules-football-player/.
Chicago: "Mel Morris." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/mel-morris-australian-rules-football-player/.
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