Dr Tony Clarkson (13 August 1939 – 25 January 2011) 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 Sturt in the

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as the ...

(SANFL). Following his football career, Clarkson became a highly regarded name in medicine as a founding director of the Renal Unit at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and president of the Medical Board of South Australia. In The Queen's Birthday 2004 Honours List, he was awarded

Member of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...

"For service to renal medicine, particularly as a contributor to the advancement of the specialty of nephrology in the Asia-Pacific region through clinical research, teaching and professional organisations, and to the community."

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Tony Clarkson's profile
at AustralianFootball.com 1939 births 2011 deaths Sturt Football Club players Australian rules footballers from South Australia Members of the Order of Australia University of Adelaide alumni 20th-century surgeons Australian nephrologists 21st-century Australian medical doctors {{AFL-bio-1930s-stub