Douglas George Booth was born on 1 August 1957 and is an Australian academic and former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League.
13 Facts About Doug Booth
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Doug Booth is dean of the School of Physical Education at the University of Otago.
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Doug Booth had to wait until round 16 to make his next appearance, a win over Collingwood at Victoria Park, in which he contributed two goals.
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Doug Booth, who wore the number 38, came back in the 1978 season as a regular member of the St Kilda side for the first time in his career.
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Doug Booth's second visit to the tribunal, following St Kilda's round 11 loss to Carlton, resulted in a two-match suspension, for striking Greg Towns.
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Doug Booth did not play any VFL football from 1979 to 1981, but returned in the 1982 VFL season to make four appearances.
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In round two against Melbourne at the MCG, Doug Booth suffered concussion and was required to spend the night in hospital.
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Doug Booth is often remembered for his actions during the second half of the Queen's Birthday clash against Collingwood in 1978 when he attempted to kick a stray dog that had wandered onto the field.
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Doug Booth was the winner of the Avis Grand Final Mile in 1978, in a time of 4:41, to win the $1000 prize.
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Doug Booth, an alumnus of the University of Melbourne, was a postgraduate student and researcher in South Africa during the 1980s.
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Doug Booth undertook his research, into politics of economic underdevelopment under apartheid, at the Development Studies Unit in the University of Natal.
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Under the supervision of Colin Tatz, Doug Booth completed his PhD at Macquarie University's Politics Department.
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Doug Booth was at the University of Waikato from 2004 until 2007, when he returned to the University of Otago as the dean of the School of Physical Education.