Fred Swift

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**Fred Swift**
Personal information
Birth	July 6, 1938(1938-07-06),
Recruited from	Sandhurst
Height and weight	183cm / 82.5kg
Death	1983,
Playing career¹
Debut	1958, Richmond vs. , at
Team(s)	Richmond (1958-1967) 146 games, 41 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season
Career highlights
Richmond Premiership Player 1967 Richmond Captain 1967 Interstate Games:- 2

Fred Swift (July 6, 1938 - 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL in between 1958 and 1967 for the Richmond Football Club.

Swift was killed by home invaders in 1983. The "Fred Swift Medal" is awarded in his honour each season to the player who finishes fourth in Richmond's Best and Fairest count.

[edit] References

Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old , Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
Holmesby, Russel and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

v • d • e 1967 Richmond Tigers Premiership Players

Captain: Swift \| Barrot \| Bartlett \| Bourke \| Brown \| Burgin \| Clay \| Dean \| Green \| Guinane \| Hart \| Jewell \| Northey \| Patterson \| M.Perry \| J.Perry \| A.Richardson \| B.Richardson \| Ronaldson \| Strang Coach : Hafey