Wally Beckwith

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1893 –

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Who is Wally Beckwith?

John 'Wally' Beckwith was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League.

Beckwith played his early footballer at Clifton Hill and West Melbourne CYMS. He made his only league appearance in the second round of the 1918 VFL season, when he played in Fitzroy's 40 point loss to eventual premiers South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.

A knee injury forced him to retire and he turned to umpiring. Beckwith officiated in 22 VFL matches as a boundary umpire in 1928 and 1929, the last of which was the 1929 Grand Final.

His son John had a much more successful career, playing in five premiership teams at Melbourne.

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Born
May 30, 1893

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on July 23, 2013

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