Sandy Patterson Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
Sandy Patterson Full name
Arthur Edward Patterson Born
(1916-03-21 ) 21 March 1916Kerang , Victoria Died
23 May 1997(1997-05-23) (aged 81) Height
183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Weight
81 kg (179 lb) Years
Club
Games (Goals) 1937–1938, 1940
South Melbourne
26 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.
Sources: AFL Tables , AustralianFootball.com
Arthur Edward "Sandy" Patterson (21 March 1916 – 23 May 1997) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[ 1]
Patterson enlisted to serve in the Australian Army during World War II, in late 1940, but contracted measles and was discharged after four months.[ 2]
Patterson died in May 1997.[ 3]
1937 Best First-Year Players
In September 1937, The Argus selected Patterson in its team of 1937's first-year players.[ 4]