Clarence Herbert Vontom (10 June 1914 – 14 October 2000) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
St Kilda in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Vontom was educated at
Wesley College and captained
Collegians
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Originally known as CBC Old Boys, the c ...
in the
Victorian Amateur Football Association
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. A rover, he was already 24 when he began his VFL career.
[AFL Tables: Clarrie Vontom]
/ref> In 1939, his first season at St Kilda, Vontom spent much of his time in the forward pocket and was his club's third leading goal-kicker with 28 goals.[ When ]Frank Kelly
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was called away on war service, early in the 1944 season, Vontom took over as captain and remained in charge the following year.Brighton
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.
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1914 births
2000 deaths
People educated at Wesley College (Victoria)
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
St Kilda Football Club players
Brighton Football Club players
Collegians Football Club players
20th-century Australian sportsmen
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