Brook Hannah
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Brook Hannah | |||
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![]() Brook Hannah when playing for Carlton Football Club | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Charles Brooking Hannah | ||
Date of birth | 28 September 1874 | ||
Place of birth | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 14 January 1961 | (aged 86)||
Place of death | Tunbridge Wells, England | ||
Position(s) | Rover / Forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1897 | Carlton | 14 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897. |
Charles Brooking 'Brook' Hannah (28 September 1874 – 14 January 1961) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
After retiring from playing football, Hannah joined the China Inland Mission as an ordained missionary, and served as an assistant superintendent to Bishop Mowll of the Anglican Diocese of Szechwan.[2] He survived the attacks on foreign Christian missionaries during the Boxer Rebellion and served as a missionary for over 50 years before retiring to Tunbridge Wells in England with his wife, May, an English-born missionary.[2]
See also
Notes
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 341. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ a b De Bolfo, Tony (14 August 2014). "God's Footballer". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
External links
- Brook Hannah's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Brook Hannah's profile at Blueseum
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