Alexander Wilson Crozier (9 July 1904 – 19 June 1974) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL).

Early life

The son of John Crozier (1870–1930) and Agnes Catherine Crozier, nee Alexander (1879–1948), Alexander Wilson Crozier was born at Kensington on 9 July 1904.

Football

Crozier joined Hawthorn at the start of the

1926 VFL season The 1926 VFL season was the 30th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 1 May until 9 October, and comprised an 18-gam ...

from Caulfield. After spending almost all season in the reserves he played in the final game of the season against Melbourne. Despite not making the senior squad at the start of the year he was frequently named in the better players in the reserves in 1927 and played another three senior games.

Later life

In 1934 Alec Crozier married Lorna Pearl Tepper and they lived in various areas in Melbourne until his death in June 1974. He was cremated at Fawkner Memorial Park.

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* 1904 births 1974 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Hawthorn Football Club players People from Kensington, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1904-stub