Ken Fraser

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Ken Fraser

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| fullname = Ken Fraser

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1940|2|17}}

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| height = 187 cm

| weight = 80 kg

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| statsend = 1968

| years1 = 1958–1968

| club1 = {{AFL Ess}}

| games_goals1 = 198 (157)

| sooteam1 = Victoria

| soogames_goals1 = 9 (20)

| careerhighlights = *{{AFL Ess}} premiership player 1962

• {{AFL Ess}} premiership captain 1965
• {{AFL Ess}} Team of the Century
• W. S. Crichton Medal 1963, 1964
• {{AFL Ess}} captain 1965–1968
• Australian Football Hall of Fame, inducted 2001

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Ken Fraser (born 17 February 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL).

Originally recruited from the Essendon Baptists St John's club (which later merged with Ascot Vale Presbyterians to become the Tullamarine Football Club) in the Essendon District Football League, Fraser mainly played at centre half-forward. He won the Essendon Football Club's Best First-Year Player award in 1958 and went on to play in two premiership teams, with his second premiership as captain. He also won two club best-and-fairest awards and represented Victoria on many occasions.{{Ref AFL Encyc|4th|212}} In 2001, Fraser was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/event-news/hall-of-fame/players|title=The Australian Football Hall of Fame: Players inducted}} In 2002, he was ranked 7th in the Champions of Essendon list.{{cite web|url=http://www.essendonfc.com.au/our-club/history/past-player-profiles/past-player-profiles---f |title=Past Player profiles |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706175022/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/our-club/history/past-player-profiles/past-player-profiles---f |archivedate= 6 July 2015 }}

In addition to his football career, Fraser also served as Principal of Templestowe Secondary College in Lower Templestowe, Victoria, Australia, for many years. His son, Mark, also played for Essendon.