Reuben Patton

Reuben Tom Patton (15 August 1883 – 24 June 1962) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League.[1]

Reuben Patton
Personal information
Full name	Reuben Tom Patton
Date of birth	15 August 1883
Place of birth	Bundalong, Victoria
Date of death	24 June 1962 (aged 78)
Place of death	Melbourne, Victoria
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1914	University	6 (0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He later served in World War I[2] before embarking on a successful career as an academic in the fields of forestry and botany. He died in 1962.[3]

Sources

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 692. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "Discovering Anzacs:Reuben Tom PATTON". National Archives of Australia.
3. "Reuben Tom Patton". Find a Grave.

External links

• Reuben Patton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Reuben Patton at AustralianFootball.com