Former Collingwood captain and Hall of Fame member Terry Waters has unfortunately lost his fight against cancer.
The club announced the death of the 76-year-old 163-game star on Tuesday evening.
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Waters career at Collingwood began in 1963 and brought him to the stage with a really dominant first season.
In his first year in the famous Magpies Strip, Waters scored 50 goals and won the club’s best player award in the first year.
He was captain of the club for two seasons before hanging up his boots at the end of the 1972 season with 163 games and 182 goals.
“The Collingwood Football Club expresses its deepest sympathy to the Terry Waters family. a club captain, Copeland Trophy winner and Hall of Fame member who died after fighting cancer, ”the statement said.
“Waters is survived by his wife Jane, son Tom and daughter Charlotte. He was 76 years old.
“Waters’ decorated career began in 1963 when he scored 50 goals in a debut season in which he won Collingwood’s best first year player award and immediately received a high esteem that would be justified with a 1966 Copeland Trophy over the next eight seasons -Australian selection in 1969 and captain of the club in 1970 and 1971.
“In total, Waters would play 163 games and, after a rapid start as a key striker, would develop into an outstanding marker player in the distance. In his first 53 games, he scored 117 goals, but gave the goal to Peter McKenna in 1965. Waters then won his Copeland and regular selection for Victoria as a ruck-rover and outstanding intercept defender.
“As a sign of respect, Collingwood players will wear black armbands against Fremantle in Perth on Sunday.”
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