Herb Howson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian rules footballer, cricketer and coach
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Place of Birth: Newstead, Victoria, Australia
About Herb Howson
- Herbert Howson (11 August 1872 – 8 May 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A wingman, Howson played with South Melbourne for four seasons in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) before he joined their inaugural VFL side in 1897.
- He participated in their losing 1896 VFA premiership play-off and 1899 Grand Final teams. In 1903 he appeared in a first-class cricket match for Victoria, against Tasmania.
- He scored 40 in his first innings and took a couple of wickets.Howson was appointed coach of South Melbourne, in a non-playing capacity, in 1918 and led them to the premiership with the help of Henry Elms, who shared the coaching duties with him.
- That season the club were premiers and the following season finished third.
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