# Eric Huxtable > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Eric_Huxtable > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Eric_Huxtable.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Huxtable > Source revision: 1338586250 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Hobart), Tasmania | death_date = {{death date and age|1990|10|10|1908|10|27|df=yes}} | death_place = [Melton, Victoria](/source/Melton%2C_Victoria) | originalteam = [New Town](/source/Glenorchy_Football_Club) | height = 182 cm | weight = 80 kg | position = Defender | statsend = 1942 | years1 = 1930–38 | club1 = [Carlton](/source/Carlton_Football_Club) | games_goals1 = 135 (4) | years2 = 1939 | club2 = [Yarram](/source/Yarram_Football_Club) | games_goals2 = {{?}} (?) | years3 = 1940 | club3 = [Dimboola](/source/Dimboola_Football_Club) | games_goals3 = {{?}} (?) | years4 = 1941–42 | club4 = [South Melbourne](/source/Sydney_Swans) | games_goals4 = {{0}}22 (1) | games_goalstotal = 157 (5) | careerhighlights = }} '''Eric Francis Huxtable''' (27 October 1908 – 10 October 1990){{cite web |url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/Eric%2BHuxtable/5074 |title=Eric Huxtable - Player Bio |publisher=Australian Football|accessdate=5 December 2014}} was an [Australian rules football](/source/Australian_rules_football)er who played for [Carlton](/source/Carlton_Football_Club) in the [VFL](/source/Australian_Football_League) during the 1930s and briefly with [South Melbourne](/source/Sydney_Swans) in the early 1940s. ==Family== The youngest of the six children of James Huxtable (1867–1910),[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article193239541 Deaths: Huxtable, ''The (Hobart) Daily Post'', (Tuesday, 25 January 1910), p. 1.][http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article193239645 Men and Women, ''The (Hobart) Daily Post'', (Tuesday, 25 January 1910), p. 5.] and Annie Martha Huxtable (1873-1940), née Connolly,[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25803254 Deaths: Huxtable, ''The (Hobart) Mercury'', (Friday, 17 May 1940), p. 7.] Eric Francis Huxtable was born in [Hobart](/source/Hobart), [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania) on 27 October 1908.Nominal Roll. He married Gwynneth Grace Fawcett (1914-1998) in May 1935.''Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria'' Marriages Registration no.5127/1935. They had six children, Neil, Gary, Erin, Margo, Christine, and Julie. ==Education== He attended [St Virgil's College](/source/St_Virgil's_College), in [Hobart](/source/Hobart).Miller (1941). ==Football== Huxtable commenced his football journey at just 15 years old with the Tasmanian club [New Town](/source/Glenorchy_Football_Club), winning their 'Best and fairest' award in 1928.{{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}} 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](/source/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](/source/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{{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}} of 1939 [Gippsland Football League](/source/Gippsland_Football_League) premiers, [Yarram](/source/Yarram_Football_Club){{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}}{{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}} and 1940{{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}} [Wimmera Football League](/source/Wimmera_Football_League) runners up, [Dimboola](/source/Dimboola_Football_Club),{{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}} before resuming his VFL career in 1941 with South Melbourne.{{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}} Huxtable was later enlisted with the [Royal Australian Air Force](/source/Royal_Australian_Air_Force) (RAAF) between 1942 and 1960.{{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}} ==Death== He died at [Melton, Victoria](/source/Melton%2C_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. 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''.] {{DEFAULTSORT:Huxtable, Eric}} Category:1908 births Category:1990 deaths Category:People educated at St Virgil's College Category:Australian rules footballers from Hobart Category:Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Category:Carlton Football Club players Category:Sydney Swans players Category:Glenorchy Football Club players Category:Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees Category:Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II Category:Military personnel from Tasmania Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1908-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Eric Huxtable](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Huxtable) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Huxtable?action=history)). 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