About Sid Smith, Sr.
Lived 1890 – 1952 (aged 61). Sid Smith, Sr. was an australian rules football player.
Sidney Norman Smith (25 October 1890 – 26 February 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The son of Frederick Smith (1860–1891), and Annie Elizabeth Smith (1863–1939), née Clarke, later Mrs. Archibald James Young, Sidney Norman Smith was born at Geelong on 25 October 1890.
He married Ivy Kathleen Keene (1892–1973) on 2 May 1918. Their son (also "Sid Smith") played for Geelong in 1952 and 1953.
Football Recruited from the Barwon Football Club in the local Geelong and District Football Association (GDFA), he played five senior VFL games for Geelong, in the first five rounds of the 1911 season, and then returned to play with the Barwon club.
Death He died in a private Geelong hospital on 26 February 1952, and was buried at the Geelong Western Public Cemetery.
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Who was Sid Smith, Sr.?
Australian rules footballer (1890–1952)
When was Sid Smith, Sr. born?
Sid Smith, Sr. was born on 25 October 1890 in Geelong.
When did Sid Smith, Sr. die?
Sid Smith, Sr. died on 26 February 1952 in Geelong.
What was Sid Smith, Sr.'s occupation?
Sid Smith, Sr. was an australian rules football player.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Sid Smith (footballer, born 1890)
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