Charles Henry Pannam (2 October 1874 – 29 October 1952) 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 for the Collingwood Football Club in the

Victorian Football Association 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 ...

(VFA) between 1894 and 1896 then in the

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

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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, 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

Abbotsford, Victoria Abbotsford ( wyi, Carran-carramulk) is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Yarra local government area. Abbotsford recorded a population of 9 ...

on 29 October 1952.Football pioneer dies, aged 78, ''The Argus'', (Thursday, 30 October 1952), p.18Deaths: Pannam, ''The Age'', 31 October 1952), p.8.
/ref> The brother of Collingwood footballer Albert Pannam, he was the father of Collingwood and Richmond footballer and Richmond coach Alby Pannam, and of Collingwood and South Melbourne footballer and South Melbourne coach Charlie Pannam. Collingwood captain

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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 100 game milestone, he was the VFL's Leading Goalkicker in 1905. At the end of the 1899 season, in the process of naming his own "champion player", the football correspondent for ''The Argus'' ("Old Boy"), selected a team of the best players of the 1899 VFL competition:
Backs: Maurie Collins (Essendon), Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood), Peter Burns (Geelong); Halfbacks: Pat Hickey (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 Leac ...

(Collingwood),

Firth McCallum Firth William McCallum (27 December 1872 – 11 July 1910) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). At the end of the 1899 season, in the process of naming his own "champion playe ...

(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. Droha ...

(Fitzroy),

Herb Howson Herbert Howson (11 August 1872 – 8 May 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Football A wingman, Howson played with South Melbourne for four seasons in the Victorian ...

(South Melbourne); Forwards: Bill Jackson (Essendon),

Eddy James Edwin Ernest 'Eddy' 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 ...

(Geelong),

Charlie Colgan Charlie Colgan (9 February 1878 – 25 July 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). At the end of the 1899 season, in the process of naming his own "champion player", th ...

(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 ea ...

(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 in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of Philip McShane (1835-1908), and Mary Ann McShane (1836-1912), née McCabe, Joseph Francis ...

(Geelong); Rovers:

Dick Condon Richard 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) from 1894-1900, 1902-1906 a ...

(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 McSp ...

(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 in the VFA in 1891, and later played in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Fami ...

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

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

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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 (Australia) Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club Premiership players Richmond Football Club players Richmond Football Club coaches Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees Preston Football Club (VFA) 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 Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players