Robert William Thompson (5 March 1891 – 8 February 1918) 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
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 ...
.
From the Victorian town of
Cobden, he died at age 26 in 1918 after a suffering a brain tumour.
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1891 births
1918 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
University Football Club players
Deaths from brain tumor
Deaths from cancer in Victoria (state)
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