Artie Cambridge
Melbourne
AFL career
2 games0 goals
- Debut
- R8 1922 v COL24 June 1922
- Most recent
- R9 1922 v FIT1 July 1922
Stats
Bio
A recruit from the South Bendigo Football Club, Artie Cambridge was a gifted all-around athlete whose brief VFL career was ultimately a footnote to his wider sporting achievements. He was brought into the Melbourne side in the middle of the 1922 season, playing just two consecutive matches—including a win over Collingwood at the MCG—before dropping out of the senior team. While he was unable to secure a permanent spot in the league, Cambridge returned to his home region and found elite success on the water rather than the grass. He became a celebrated oarsman, winning the Australian and Victorian sculling championships in the mid-1920s, and was eventually inducted into the Bendigo Sports Hall of Fame for his rowing exploits rather than his footballing brief.
Profile
- Born
- 25 Dec 1901
- Died
- 30 July 1955 (aged 53y 217d)
- Birthplace
- Bendigo, VIC
- Deathplace
- Bendigo, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA recruit from the South Bendigo Football Club, Artie Cambridge was a gifted all-around athlete whose brief VFL career was ultimately a footnote to his wider sporting achievements. He was brought into the Melbourne side in the middle of the 1922 season, playing just two consecutive matches—including a win over Collingwood at the MCG—before dropping out of the senior team. While he was unable to secure a permanent spot in the league, Cambridge returned to his home region and found elite success on the water rather than the grass. He became a celebrated oarsman, winning the Australian and Victorian sculling championships in the mid-1920s, and was eventually inducted into the Bendigo Sports Hall of Fame for his rowing exploits rather than his footballing brief.