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Key Facts

Full name
Robert Stanley Fitzsimmons

Known as
Bob Fitzsimmons

Born
16 April 1917

Died
21 April 1998 (aged 81)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 93d
Last game: 26y 78d

Height and weight
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 70 kg

Senior clubs
Fitzroy; St. Kilda

Jumper numbers
Fitzroy: 5, 11
St. Kilda: 32, 33, 13

Recruited from
Fitzroy (1939)

Bob Fitzsimmons

ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
FitzroyV/AFL1936-1937710.1414%0
St. KildaV/AFL1939-1941, 19431220.1725%0
V/AFL1936-1937, 1939-1941, 19431930.1621%0
Total1936-1937, 1939-1941, 19431930.1621%0

AFL: 4,421st player to appear, 6,658th most games played, 7,157th most goals kickedFitzroy: 503rd player to appear, 707th most games played, 733rd most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 761st player to appear, 765th most games played, 814th most goals kicked

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.