Herbert Walter Naismith (9 October 1915 – 17 June 1995) 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 Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). His father

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 ...

, paternal uncle

Charlie Naismith Charles Ernest Naismith OBE (31 May 1881 – 2 November 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy. He was the twin brother of Wally Naismith Walter Henry "Wally" Naismith (31 May 1881 – 9 January 1954) was an Aust ...

, maternal uncle Alf Dummett and brother

Alby Naismith Albert Henry Naismith (13 November 1917 – 14 June 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Naismith was a forward, used in the pockets and at centre half-forward. An Alphington ...

also played in the VFL. Naismith also served in the Australian Army during World War II.

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at Collingwood Forever 1915 births 1995 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Collingwood Football Club players People from Clifton Hill, Victoria Australian Army personnel of World War II Military personnel from Melbourne {{AFL-bio-1915-stub