‘Mr. Football’

FOOTSCRAY FOOTBALL CLUB

• E.J. Whitten OAM – Mr. Football
• Playing Career 1951 – 1970
• 321 Games Footscray Football Club
• 5 times Best & Fairest – 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961
• Member of 1954 Premiership Team
• Captain Coach 1961 Grand Final Team
• Captain/Coach of Footscray Football Club to 3 night premierships
• Captain Footscray Football Club to 2 night premierships
• Captain/Coach Footscray Football Club for 13 seasons
• Life Member of Footscray Football Club for 30 years

VICTORIAN GAMES

• Represented Victoria on 29 occasions
• Captain/Coached Victoria on 2 occasions
• Represented Victoria in 4 Carnival sides 1956, 1958, 1961, 1966
• Won Simpson Medal in Perth WA – 1957
• Won Tassie Medal in Melbourne – 1958
• E.J. Whitten Medal struck for Best Player in the Victorian State of Origin team
• Chairman of Selectors Victorian State Team for 10 years

ALL AUSTRALIAN

• All Australian 3 times – 1956, 1958, 1961
• E.J. Whitten Grandstand named in honour – 1970
• Australian Chairman of Selection Tour of Ireland – 1984
• Australian Chairman of Selection Australian Tour of Ireland 1986, 1990
• All Australian Team Selector• Worked in football media on television, newspaper, radio for 30 years

AFL

• Elected Life Member AFL – 1969
• Member of AFL 300 club
• Member of AFL 200 club
• First AFL Member of Australian Sporting Hall of Fame
• Awarded OAM 1992 for services to Australian Football
• Awarded Reg Hickey Trophy 1994 for services to Australian Football
• Elevated to Legend at Australian Sporting Hall of Fame 1995
• E.J. Whitten Cup Perpetual Trophy awarded in 1995 for Bulldogs v Essendon games
• 2012 Voted greatest Personality in AFL history

NAMED IN HONOUR

• E.J. Whitten Foundation formed 1995
• Western Oval renamed Whitten Oval 1995
• Grandstand at Western Oval renamed E.J. Whitten Grandstand 1970
• Statue of Ted Whitten erected 1995 for outstanding service to football and the Footscray Football Club
• E.J. Whitten Bridge on Western Ring Road opened 1995
• E.J. Whitten Bar – Etihad Stadium 2006