Terry Alexander (footballer)

Terry Alexander
Personal information
Full name	Terry Alexander
Date of birth	(1944-06-08)8 June 1944
Date of death	9 June 2013(2013-06-09) (aged 69)
Original team(s)	Thornbury / Preston
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s)	Ruckman
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1967–1969	Collingwood	28 (11)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1969.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Terry Alexander (8 June 1944 – 9 June 2013)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1960s.

Alexander, who was originally from Thornbury, played as a ruckman at Preston and represented the Victorian Football Association in the 1966 Hobart Carnival. He came to Collingwood in 1967, who were coming off a one-point Grand Final loss the previous season. Coach Bob Rose played Alexander in the forward pocket when he wasn't doing ruck-work. His last game for Collingwood was the Magpies' 1969 preliminary final loss to Richmond.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Terry Alexander". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.

• Terry Alexander's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.