About Wes Lofts
Lived 1942 – 2014 (aged 71). Wes Lofts was an Australian australian rules football player.
Wesley Victor Lofts (15 November 1942 – 22 May 2014) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.
A key defender, Lofts represented the Victorian interstate team in both 1963 and 1967. He was a premiership player with Carlton in 1968 and missed out on a second premiership in 1970 when he was dropped for the finals series.
Following his retirement, he remained involved with Carlton in an administrative capacity, and in 1998 was inducted into the Carlton Hall of Fame.
Wes Lofts died on 22 May 2014 after a long battle with emphysema, aged 71.
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Who was Wes Lofts?
Australian rules footballer
When was Wes Lofts born?
Wes Lofts was born on 15 November 1942.
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Wes Lofts died on 22 May 2014.
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Wes Lofts was an australian rules football player.
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Wes Lofts was Australian.
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