Charlie Forbes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCharlie Forbes
Australian rules footballer
Date of Birth: 08-May-1865
Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death: 20-Jun-1922
Profession: Australian rules footballer
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Charlie Forbes
- Charlie "Tracker" Forbes (8 May 1865 – 20 June 1922) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Forbes was a successful player for Essendon in the VFA prior to the VFL's foundation.
- A high marking ruckman, he was a member of the side which won four successive premierships from 1891 and 1894, playing 120 games in 1889-1896. Forbes was named Player of the Season in 1892 by The Argus.When he made his VFL debut in 1897, he was already 32, and he played in their premiership team that year.
- He also played in the 1898 VFL Grand Final, the first ever, but Essendon lost to Fitzroy.
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