Charles Henry Pannam (2 October 1874 – 29 October 1952) was an

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er who played for the

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in the

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(VFA) between 1894 and 1896 then in the

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(VFL) between 1897 and 1906. He then played for the

Richmond Football Club The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers or colloquially the Tiges, is a professional Australian rules football team competing in the Australian Football League (AFL). Founded in 1885 in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond, Victoria, Ric ...

in the VFA in 1907 then in the VFL in 1908. He was senior coach of

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in 1907 and 1912.

Family

The son of a

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immigrant father, Ioannis ("John") Pannam (1832–1899) and an

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mother of

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descent, Anne Pannam (1841–1898), née Hughes, Charles Henry Pannam was born at Daylesford on 2 October 1874. His father's family name of Pannamopoulos had been shortened to Pannam when he emigrated from

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to Australia in 1856. His father, John, had originally arrived in

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in 1855, however, he was charged as a

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and sent back to Greece, only to return and settle the following year. Charlie Pannam died at

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on 29 October 1952, and was buried at

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. The brother of Collingwood footballer Albert Pannam, he was the father of Collingwood and Richmond footballer and Richmond coach

Alby Pannam Albert Constantine Pannam (19 April 1914 – 17 March 1993) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1933 and 1943 and then again in 1945 for the Collingwood Football Club. He then was captain/coach for the Richmon ...

, and of Collingwood and South Melbourne footballer and South Melbourne coach Charlie Pannam. Collingwood captain

Lou Richards Lewis Thomas Charles "Lou" Richards (15 March 1923 – 8 May 2017) was an Australian rules footballer who played 250 games for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1941 and 1955. He captained the team f ...

and Collingwood footballer (and interim coach for two matches in 1974) Ron Richards were his grandsons.

Football

Collingwood (VFA)

He played for three seasons with the Collingwood club in the VFA competition from 1894 to 1896.

Collingwood (VFL)

A wingman and a rover, he played with Collingwood in the VFL competition for eleven years (1897–1907). He was the first VFL player to reach the 50-, 100-, and 150-game milestone, and he was the VFL's Leading Goalkicker in 1905.

1899 team of "champions"

At the end of the 1899 season, in the process of naming his own "champion player", the football correspondent for ''The Argus'', Reginald Wilmot ("Old Boy"), selected a team of the best players of the 1899 VFL competition: * Backs:

Maurie Collins Maurice Ignatius Collins (21 July 1876 – 8 November 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of Timothy Collins (1843-1899), and Catherine Collins (1846-1928), n ...

(Essendon),

Bill Proudfoot William Henry Proudfoot (11 June 1868 – 11 January 1931) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The so ...

(Collingwood), Peter Burns (Geelong). * Halfbacks:

Pat Hickey Patrick Hickey may refer to: * Patrick Hickey (artist) (1927–1998), Irish visual artist * Pat Hickey (ice hockey) (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player * Pat Hickey (footballer) (1871–1946), Australian rules footballer * Pat Hickey (politic ...

(Fitzroy), George Davidson (South Melbourne), Alf Wood (Melbourne). * Centres:

Fred Leach John Frederick Leach (6 March 1878 – 14 April 1908) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of Thomas Leach (1847-1916), and Emma Bunkin Leach ...

(Collingwood),

Firth McCallum Firth William McCallum (27 December 1872 – 11 July 1910) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung language, Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in Victoria, Australia, loc ...

(Geelong),

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(Essendon). * Wings: Charlie Pannam (Collingwood),

Eddie Drohan Edward Patrick Drohan (17 July 1876 – 28 July 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before becoming an umpire and a coach. Footbal ...

(Fitzroy),

Herb Howson Herbert Howson (11 August 1872 – 8 May 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of Harry Josiah Howso ...

(South Melbourne). * Forwards: Bill Jackson (Essendon),

Eddy James Edwin Ernest James (14 February 1874 – 16 September 1937) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the years before and following the formation of the VFL. Football James started his career as a backman, playing a game ...

(Geelong),

Charlie Colgan Charles Edward Colgan (9 February 1878 – 25 July 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The youngest of the seven children of the tailor Patrick Colgan (1833� ...

(South Melbourne). * Ruck:

Mick Pleass George Victor "Mick" Pleass (12 November 1874 – 27 August 1925) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Essendon in the VFA and Victorian Football League (VFL). Football Pleass was a follower and played his e ...

(South Melbourne),

Frank Hailwood Frank Hailwood (3 April 1873 – 21 May 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family One of the eight children of Joseph Hailwood (1834–1912), and Ellen ...

(Collingwood),

Joe McShane Joseph Francis McShane (29 November 1868 – 26 July 1950) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and the Carlton Football Club between 1887 and 1904. Family The son of Philip McShane (1835-1908), and Mar ...

(Geelong). * Rovers:

Dick Condon Richard Patrick Condon (19 March 1876 – 27 December 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL) across two decades ...

(Collingwood),

Bill McSpeerin William Joseph McSpeerin (25 September 1874 – 3 June 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of James McSpeerin (1846-1909), and Catherine McSpe ...

(Fitzroy),

Teddy Rankin Edwin Walter "Teddy" Rankin (11 March 1872 – 31 July 1944) was an Australian rules footballer, originally with Riversdale, who began playing with Geelong Football Club, Geelong in the VFA in 1891, and later played in the Victorian Football Le ...

(Geelong). From those he considered to be the three best players — that is, Condon, Hickey, and Pleass — Wilmot selected Pat Hickey as his "champion player" of the season.'Old Boy', "Football: A Review of the Season", (Monday, 18 September 1899), p. 6.
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Richmond (VFA)

Having played his last two games for Collingwood in rounds one and two of 1907, he transferred to the VFA and, as captain-coach played 13 games.

Richmond (VFL)

With Richmond admitted to the VFL competition in 1908, and with his Collingwood team-mate

appointed coach, he was Richmond's first captain in its VFL history.

Preston (VFA)

Northcote (VFA)

Hall of Fame

In 1996, Pannam was inducted into the

Australian Football Hall of Fame The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the 1996 AFL season, centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media pe ...

Footnotes

References

* Hogan P: ''The Tigers of Old'', Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
''Boyles Football Photos'': Charlie Pannam.

External links

*
Charlie Pannam's playing statistics
from The VFA Project
AFL: Hall of Fame
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pannam, Charlie 1874 births 1952 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Collingwood Football Club (VFA) players Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club premiership players Richmond Football Club players Richmond Football Club coaches Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees Northern Bullants players Preston Football Club (VFA) coaches Richmond Football Club (VFA) players VFL Leading Goalkicker Medal winners People from Daylesford, Victoria Australian people of Greek descent Australian people of Welsh descent Sportspeople of Greek descent VFL/AFL premiership players Burials at Melbourne General Cemetery