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Denning leaves lasting legacy
Posted Nov 11, 2009 - 8:40 AM
By Mr Dandalooa
Fitzroy and Carlton legend Clen Denning has died, one month short of his 99th birthday.
Denning, the last surviving member of Fitzroy’s 1944 final premiership side, passed away peacefully on Monday night, the Brisbane Lions said in a statement.
As the oldest living VFL/AFL player, Denning enjoyed a remarkable start to his VFL career with Carlton in his 1935 debut the footy great kicked six goals from his first six kicks for the Blues.
He played 23 matches with the Blues before his transfer to Fitzroy at the end of 1937, where he spent the next 10 seasons.
During that decade, Denning became Fitzroy’s leading goal kicker in 1939 with 37 goals before settling into the back pocket where he became a valued contributor in the 1944 grand final.
Denning played 159 VFL matches, kicked 59 goals and represented Victoria in 1941 before eventually hanging up his boots in 1947.
Born on February 28, 1911, Clen Charles Denning cut his footballing teeth with Oakleigh, completing his senior debut a month after he turned 16 and when Oakleigh’s senior coach Frank Maher took the helm as coach of Carlton, Clen went with him.
