Douglas Hamilton Bigelow was an Australian rules footballer who played 148 senior games for the Essendon Football Club from 1947 to 1956.
12 Facts About Doug Bigelow
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The son of Hiram Alfred "Jack" Bigelow, and Eva Nellie Bigelow, nee Hough, Douglas Hamilton Bigelow was born on 17 July 1928.
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Doug Bigelow went on to play 148 games for Essendon from 1947 to 1956.
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Doug Bigelow played in the "drawn" 1948 Grand Final, but was not selected for the "Grand Final Replay" the following week.
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Doug Bigelow played in the losing Essendon Grand Final team in 1951.
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Doug Bigelow played in the second ruck in the highly talented 1952 Essendon Seconds Premiership team that beat Collingwood Seconds 7.14 to 4.5 :.
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Doug Bigelow was Acting Captain of the Essendon team on three occasions in 1956.
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Doug Bigelow was a strong, tough, dogged and tenacious defender, who played in the ruck from time to time with great success.
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Doug Bigelow coached the Victorian Football Association team Coburg Tigers from 1957 until 1961.
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Doug Bigelow coached at his original club, Bentleigh, in 1963.
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Doug Bigelow served on the Essendon Football Club Committee from 1964 to 1976, having served in 1954 and 1956.
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Doug Bigelow worked for many years as a radio commentator on Melbourne's 3LO and, later, on Melbourne's 3AW.