{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1908}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox AFL biography | name = Eric Huxtable | image = | fullname = Eric Francis Huxtable | birth_date = 27 October 1908 | birth_place = Hobart, Tasmania | death_date = {{death date and age|1990|10|10|1908|10|27|df=yes}} | death_place = Melton, Victoria | originalteam = New Town | height = 182 cm | weight = 80 kg | position = Defender | statsend = 1942 | years1 = 1930–38 | club1 = Carlton | games_goals1 = 135 (4) | years2 = 1939 | club2 = Yarram | games_goals2 = {{?}} (?) | years3 = 1940 | club3 = Dimboola | games_goals3 = {{?}} (?) | years4 = 1941–42 | club4 = South Melbourne | games_goals4 = {{0}}22 (1) | games_goalstotal = 157 (5) | careerhighlights = }}

'''Eric Francis Huxtable''' (27 October 1908 – 10 October 1990)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/Eric%2BHuxtable/5074 |title=Eric Huxtable - Player Bio |publisher=Australian Football|accessdate=5 December 2014}}</ref> was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the VFL during the 1930s and briefly with South Melbourne in the early 1940s.

==Family== The youngest of the six children of James Huxtable (1867–1910),<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article193239541 Deaths: Huxtable, ''The (Hobart) Daily Post'', (Tuesday, 25 January 1910), p.&nbsp;1.]</ref><ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article193239645 Men and Women, ''The (Hobart) Daily Post'', (Tuesday, 25 January 1910), p.&nbsp;5.]</ref> and Annie Martha Huxtable (1873-1940), née Connolly,<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25803254 Deaths: Huxtable, ''The (Hobart) Mercury'', (Friday, 17 May 1940), p.&nbsp;7.]</ref> Eric Francis Huxtable was born in Hobart, Tasmania on 27 October 1908.<ref>Nominal Roll.</ref>

He married Gwynneth Grace Fawcett (1914-1998) in May 1935.<ref>''Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria'' Marriages Registration no.5127/1935.</ref> They had six children, Neil, Gary, Erin, Margo, Christine, and Julie.

==Education== He attended St Virgil's College, in Hobart.<ref>Miller (1941).</ref>

==Football== Huxtable commenced his football journey at just 15 years old with the Tasmanian club New Town, winning their 'Best and fairest' award in 1928.<ref>{{cite web |title=1934 - GLAD TO SEE HUXTABLE BACK AGAIN |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/184280951 |publisher=Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954) |access-date=15 February 2026 |page=6 |date=21 April 1934}}</ref>

Moving to the mainland in 1930, he joined Carlton and swiftly established himself as a key member of their defence for the ensuing decade. Renowned for his exceptional long drop kicks, Huxtable demonstrated prowess on the field, notably holding his own against triple Brownlow Medal winner Haydn Bunton. His consistent performance earned him regular selection for the VFL representative team. Throughout his tenure at Carlton, Huxtable consistently contributed to the team's finals campaigns, including the 1932 VFL Grand Final loss to Richmond. Although his final season with Carlton culminated in a premiership victory, Huxtable's participation was thwarted by a thumb injury.

Following his departure from Carlton, Huxtable was captain-coach<ref>{{cite web |title=1939 - E. HUXTABLE: Appointed Coach At Yarram |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205976445 |publisher=The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) |access-date=15 February 2026 |page=7 |date=14 April 1939}}</ref> of 1939 Gippsland Football League premiers, Yarram<ref>{{cite web |title=1939 - Premiership to Yarram |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63268303 |website=Trove Newspapers |publisher=Gippsland Times (Vic) |access-date=20 January 2021 |pages=5 |date=18 September 1939}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1939 - Yarrum Celebrates |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63268463# |website=Trove Newspapers |publisher=Gippsland Times (Vic) |access-date=20 January 2021 |pages=2 |date=28 September 1939}}</ref> and 1940<ref>{{cite web |title=1940 - Dimboola |url=https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1071727&c=WW2 |publisher=The Age |access-date=15 February 2026 |page=33 |date=20 April 1940}}</ref> Wimmera Football League runners up, Dimboola,<ref>{{cite web |title=1940 - Stawell 1940 premiers by eight points |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/73150607 |publisher=The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954) |access-date=8 February 2026 |page=3 |date=9 July 1940}}</ref> before resuming his VFL career in 1941 with South Melbourne.<ref>{{cite web |title=1941 - HUXTABLE SIGNS TO PLAY WITH SOUTH MELBOURNE |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/279144053# |publisher=The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956) |access-date=15 February 2026 |page=20 |date=21 April 1941}}</ref>

Huxtable was later enlisted with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) between 1942 and 1960.<ref>{{cite web |title=1942 - World War Two Service |url=https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1071727&c=WW2 |website=Veteran Affairs |publisher=Australian Government |access-date=15 February 2026 |date=10 September 1942}}</ref>

==Death== He died at Melton, Victoria on 10 October 1990.

==Notes== {{Reflist}}

==References== * [https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/151907/no9-locker-evokes-happy-memories-for-huxtable De Bolfo, Tony (2015), "No.9 Locker evokes Happy Memories for Huxtable", ''Carlton Media'', Tuesday, 5 May 2015.] * [https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/283673/players-precious-scrapbook-surfaces De Bolfo, Tony (2017), "Player's Precious Scrapbook Surfaces", ''Carlton Media'', Monday, 4 September 2017.] * Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. * [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224830704 Miller, G.K., "Eric Huxtable has Fine Football Record", ''The Weekly Times'', (Saturday, 26 July 1941), p.&nbsp;39.] * [https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1071727&c=WW2#R World War Two Nominal Roll: Sergeant Eric Francis Huxtable (A31790), ''Department of Veterans' Affairs''.]

==External links== * {{AFL Tables|ref=E/Eric_Huxtable.html}} * {{AustralianFootball|ref=Eric%2BHuxtable/5074}} * [https://www.blueseum.org/Eric+Huxtable Eric Huxtable, at ''Blueseum''.]

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