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Sep 27, 1906 Frankston, Victoria, Australia Died on 24 Dec 1981 (aged 75)
Australian rules footballer
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- Albert Thomas "Bert" McComb (27 September 1906 – 24 December 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).After commencing his career with Frankston, McComb trialled with Essendon at the start of the 1924 VFL season before joining them in 1925.
- He played the first three games of the season but was then dropped.
- Halfway through the season he secured a clearance to Hawthorn and he made three appearances for them in the second half of the season. McComb commenced the 1926 season with Hawthorn but was cleared back to Frankston without making a senior appearance.
- In 1927 he again commenced the season with Hawthorn but after failing to make the team was cleared to Stawell Football Club in June.McComb again returned to Hawthorn for the 1928 VFL season and he made a further 15 appearances over two seasons.
- He then returned to Frankston for the 1930 season where he both played and coached for several years.
- McComb was captain coach of Port Campbell from 1936 to 1939, leading them to premierships in his first two seasons with the club. In 1941 he married Enid Ethel Langham and they lived in Kew while he worked at the Australian Paper Mills in Fairfield.
- After his retirement they moved to Frankston, where they lived until his death in 1981.
