Peter Burns
Athlete
1866 – 1952
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Who was Peter Burns?
Peter Burns was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football Association and Victorian Football League.
Burns was a tall ruckman and full-back. Playing originally with Ballarat Football Club in the VFA, he later played with the VFA's South Melbourne and joined the Geelong Football Club in 1892, at which time it was also a VFA club. Geelong became a foundation VFL club in 1896 and Burns played in its first VFL season 1897.
In 1996 Burns was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
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