Graham Arthur

Graham Arthur
Graham Arthur
Personal information
Full name	Graham Francis Arthur
Date of birth	9 June 1936
Date of death	10 January 2021 (aged 84)
Original team(s)	Sandhurst (BFL)
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Representative team honours
Coaching career3
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1968. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1965.
Career highlights
	VFL premiership captain: 1961; Hawthorn captain: 1960–1968; 3× Hawthorn best and fairest: 1955, 1958, 1962; Australian Football Hall of Fame; Hawthorn Team of the Century, captain;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Graham Francis Arthur (9 June 1936 – 10 January 2021) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

Arthur played primarily as a half forward, debuting while still only 18 years old.

He was the captain of the first Hawthorn side to win the Grand Final and made a dozen appearances for the Victorian state team. He was named as captain of Hawthorn's official Team of the Century.^[1]

Arthur was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in the initial intake in 1996, his citation reading:^[2]

Hawthorn's first premiership captain was a brilliant half-forward flanker/centreman.

Arthur's father Alan Arthur played for Essendon.^[3]

On 24 October 2000, Arthur was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to Australian football.^[4]

References

^ "AFL 2021: Graham Arthur dead at 84, Hawthorn legend, first premiership captain, Australian Football Hall of Fame member". Fox Sports. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
^ "Hall of Fame Players". afl.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
^ Hillier, Kevin (2004). Like Father Like Son. Melbourne: Pennon Publishing. p. 158. ISBN 1-877029-73-4.
^ "Graham Francis Arthur". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

External links

Graham Arthur's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Graham Arthur's coaching statistics from AFL Tables
Graham Arthur at AustralianFootball.com
AFL: Australian Football Hall of Fame at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 September 2007)

[1] "AFL 2021: Graham Arthur dead at 84, Hawthorn legend, first premiership captain, Australian Football Hall of Fame member". Fox Sports. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

[2] "Hall of Fame Players". afl.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

[3] Hillier, Kevin (2004). Like Father Like Son. Melbourne: Pennon Publishing. p. 158. ISBN 1-877029-73-4.

[4] "Graham Francis Arthur". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

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