Owen Lindsay Abrahams (25 July 1933 – 31 January 2006) was an

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er who played for Fitzroy in the VFL. Abrahams' football career did not start well after he was rejected by Fitzroy's thirds team, but he moved to the amateurs where he played with the

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team, from which he was selected with the

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senior team. He made a name for himself as a specialist half-forward and was named

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in 1958, played for Victoria 9 times, and was captain of the Lions in 1962. Abrahams was later named as part of the Fitzroy Team of the Century. Following his retirement Abrahams served as the Lions' treasurer. He died in January 2006 at the age of 72 following a serious illness.

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* Fitzroy Football Club players All-Australians (1953–1988) 2006 deaths 1933 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) {{AFL-bio-1930s-stub