Percy Damman
St Kilda
AFL career
7 games0 goals
- Debut
- R7 1898 v CAR18 June 1898
- Most recent
- SR3 1898 v GEE10 Sept 1898
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Bio
Born into the prominent family behind the G. Damman & Co. tobacco empire and educated at Melbourne Grammar, Percy Damman was the archetype of the turn-of-the-century gentleman sportsman. He joined St Kilda in 1898, the VFL's second season, featuring in seven matches for a struggling side that failed to win a game and claimed the wooden spoon. His football career was ultimately a brief cameo before he turned his attention to his business interests and his true sporting passion: sailing. Damman went on to become a distinguished figure on Port Phillip Bay, serving as the Commodore of the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron during the First World War and leaving a legacy in the sailing world that far outstripped his short stint as a league footballer.
Profile
- Full name
- Percy C.g. Damman
- Born
- 07 May 1876
- Died
- 28 Feb 1970 (aged 93y 297d)
- Birthplace
- South Yarra, VIC
- Deathplace
- Melbourne, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionBorn into the prominent family behind the G. Damman & Co. tobacco empire and educated at Melbourne Grammar, Percy Damman was the archetype of the turn-of-the-century gentleman sportsman. He joined St Kilda in 1898, the VFL's second season, featuring in seven matches for a struggling side that failed to win a game and claimed the wooden spoon. His football career was ultimately a brief cameo before he turned his attention to his business interests and his true sporting passion: sailing. Damman went on to become a distinguished figure on Port Phillip Bay, serving as the Commodore of the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron during the First World War and leaving a legacy in the sailing world that far outstripped his short stint as a league footballer.