Tom Nelson (Australian footballer)
Tom Nelson (3 February 1883 – 3 July 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] Nelson wrote the lyrics to the club song, "Good Old Collingwood Forever" to tune of "Goodbye, Dolly Gray".[2]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 653. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Roberts, Michael. "The story behind our song". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
External links
- Tom Nelson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Tom Nelson's profile at Collingwood Forever