Mal Pascoe
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Malcolm Lawrence Pascoe (31 March 1933 – 24 August 2020) was an Australian rules footballer and coach. He played 94 senior Victorian Football League (VFL) games for the Essendon Football Club from 1953 to 1958, and played 177 senior Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) games for the Hobart Football Club from 1959 to 1966. He was captain-coach of Hobart from 1959 to 1965, and non-playing coach of Hobart from 1978 to 1979.
Malcolm Lawrence Pascoe (31 March 1933 – 24 August 2020) was an Australian rules footballer and coach. He played 94 senior Victorian Football League (VFL) games for the Essendon Football Club from 1953 to 1958, and played 177 senior Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) games for the Hobart Football Club from 1959 to 1966. He was captain-coach of Hobart from 1959 to 1965, and non-playing coach of Hobart from 1978 to 1979.
Family
Malcolm Lawrence Pascoe was born on 31 March 1933. He married Kay Alison Forbes on 8 October 1955. In 1978 he married Elaine Burrows, with whom he had a daughter, Samantha.
Record
His senior record with Essendon is impressive: 1953: 9 games (including the losing First Semi-Final team). He also played (at full-back) in the winning Seconds' Semi-Final team that beat Richmond, 13.4 (82) to 10.13 (73), on 12 September 1953. and in the team that lost to Carlton (11.7 (73) to 15.7 (79)) in the Seconds' Grand-Final. 1954: 17 games. 1955: 17 games, 27 goals (including losing First Semi-Final team). 1956: 17 games, 13 goals (plus 1 night game). 1957: 19 games, 4 goals (including losing Grand Final team) (plus 1 night game, 3 goals) 1958: 18 games, 18 goals (plus 2 night games, 5 goals).
Coach application
He unsuccessfully applied for Essendon's vacant senior coaching position in 1971; the position was awarded to John Birt.
Best Team (1947 to 2002)
In 2002, he was chosen as first ruck in Hobart's official "Best Team (1947 to 2002)".
Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame
On 3 July 2015, Mal Pascoe was inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame.
Death
He died in Tasmania on 24 August 2020, aged 87.
Notes
External links
Mal Pascoe, at Boyles Football Photos.
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