Author Topic: Charlie Sutton has Passed Away  (Read 1263 times)

Offline WilliamPowell

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Charlie Sutton has Passed Away
« on: June 05, 2012, 05:04:54 PM »
Footscray legend and their only Premiership Captain/Coach Charlie Sutton has passed away aged 88

Had the honour of meeting him in the last few weeks a true gentleman

RIP Charlie

Condolences to his family and the Footscray Football Club
"Oh yes I am a dreamer, I still see us flying high!"

from the song "Don't Walk Away" by Pat Benatar 1988 (Wide Awake In Dreamland)

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Re: Charlie Sutton has Passed Away
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2012, 08:19:38 PM »
RIP Charlie.

Legend at the Footscray Football Club.

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Re: Charlie Sutton has Passed Away
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2012, 08:57:08 PM »
A true legend of a time when even the mention of suburbs like Yarraville, Braybrook, Spotswood and Maidstone used to send a shiver down your spine.
These areas have now been mostly gentrified and have become a haven for cafe lovers, culture vultures and your square-rimmed glasses type. Is it just coincidence that the softening of these once tough suburbs has parallels with the decline in hardness in the Bulldogs over the last 30 years?

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Re: Charlie Sutton has Passed Away
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2012, 12:16:45 PM »
Met him when I was kid living in Footscray. He was a very humble bloke and everyone in the local area loved him.

RIP Charlie.
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