Photograph, B&W, Peter Box, AFL Footballer c 1950, c1950

Historical information

Peter Box , played Australian Rules Football for Cheltenham and Australian Football League team Footscray . He won the Brownlow Medal in 1956. This medal, named after Fitzroy footballer Charles Brownlow, is awarded each year to the Fairest and Best Player in the AFL as voted by the umpires of the AFL

Significance

Peter Box was a champion Australian Rules Footballer in the 1950's and won the prestigious Bownlow medal in 1956

Physical description

A Black and white photograph of Peter Box, Captain Footscray AFL Club, with Bob Davis , Captain Geelong AFL Club c 1950

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten - Peter Box / Brownlow Medalist 1956 / Footscray / Cheltenham Captain 1950

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