Tom Blake (footballer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian rules footballer
Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1872
Place of Birth: St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death: 03-May-1935
Profession: Australian rules footballer
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Tom Blake (footballer)
- Thomas Joseph Blake (15 July 1872 – 3 May 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
- He captained Carlton in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) during 1895 and 1896, but relinquished the captaincy to Jimmy Aitken after the club's entrance to the VFL.
- A year after leaving Carlton, St Kilda requested his experience after failing to win a match in the 1898 season.
- He went on to play 24 games with St Kilda across two seasons before leaving the league.
- His brother, James Blake, played alongside him in the VFA but did not make an appearance in the VFL.
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