Charlie Van Der Bist | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Charles John Van Der Bist | ||
Date of birth | 15 June 1915 | ||
Date of death | 6 May 1970 | (aged 54)||
Original team(s) | Rochester, Mordialloc | ||
Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1939–40 | Hawthorn | 7 (7) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Charlie Van Der Bist (15 June 1915 – 6 May 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Originally from Rochester,[2] he played with Mordialloc[3] in 1938, winning the Frankston (Federal) Football League best and fairest award,[4] before playing with Hawthorn in 1939 and 1940.[5]
In 1939, Van Der Bist was hit by Ron Barassi Senior in a match against Melbourne.[6] Barassi later received a four-week suspension.[7]
Van Der Bist won the 1951 Central Gippsland Football League goal kicking award with 67 goals, playing for Warragul Football Club.[8]
In 1933, Van Der Bist was shot in the face with a shot gun when out shooting hares.[9]
Van Der Bist represented the Echuca Cricket Association at Melbourne Country Week in 1937.[10][11]
Van Der Bist was enlisted in the Australian Army at Geraldton, Western Australia.[12]