Austin Robertson, Sr.

Who is Austin Robertson, Sr.?

Austin "Ocker" Robertson was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.

Robertson debuted with South Melbourne at the age of 18 and played for the club between 1927 and 1937, during which time he was also a world champion professional sprinter, winning the world title in 1930. He missed out on South Melbourne's 1933 premiership win because he was in America organising a head to head race with Eddie Tolan at the Chicago World's Fair. However, when he arrived in the United States, Tolan was not in training and was unable to race.

He was the youngest son of Mr and Mrs John Robertson and married Dorothy McDonald in Elwood on 22 June 1940. His son, Austin Robertson, Jr. was also a champion footballer.