Doug Tassell
| Doug Tassell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Douglas Clyde Tassell | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Albury, New South Wales | ||
| Date of death | 20 June 1970 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Buangor, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Ararat | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1969–70 | Essendon | 20 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Douglas Clyde Tassell (28 December 1945 – 20 June 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A half back flanker, Tassell played nine games in 1969 after coming to the club from Ararat.[1] During the season he built a house for his wife Elaine and son Rick in Ararat and was undecided on whether to stay in Melbourne.[2] However, following play in the first 11 rounds of the 1970 VFL season, Tassell was killed in a car accident at the age of 24.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Doug Tassell". AFL Tables.
- ^ The Age, "Doug Tassell has Dons up in the air", 10 June 1969, p. 12
- ^ "Essendon Football Club - Team Players - Doug Tassell". Essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009.