THE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TEAM from The Leader Melbourne 30 May 1908 pg 27

Edgar Albert Kneen (9 September 1882 – 24 April 1962) was an

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er who played for the

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and

Melbourne University Football Club Melbourne University Football Club, often known simply as University, is an Australian rules football club based at the University of Melbourne. The club fields two teams, known as the "Blacks" and "Blues", who both compete in the Victorian Amat ...

Football

He captained University in

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and was a member of the 1904 Fitzroy premiership side.

Death

Kneen died in April 1962 and was buried in the Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery, Charman Road on 26 April.

Notes

References

* Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014), ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: Every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.)'', Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing.

External links

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Friends of Cheltenham and Regional Cemeteries Inc.
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