Charles Ernest Naismith OBE (31 May 1881 – 2 November 1964) 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

Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to: People As a given name *Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name: **FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855) ** Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...

. He was the twin brother of

Wally Naismith Walter Henry "Wally" Naismith (31 May 1881 – 9 January 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). He was th ...

. After his football career, he worked in the dairy industry and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in January 1954 for his services to the industry.

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References

*Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 8th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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* * 1881 births 1964 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Fitzroy Football Club players Australian twins Twin sportspeople People from Prahran, Victoria Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire {{AFL-bio-1881-stub