Edward James Whitten, known as Ted and nicknamed Mr. Football, lived from 27 July 1933 to 17 August 1995 and played for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League. Born and raised in Footscray, he debuted in 1951, became a leading key-position player at centre half-forward or centre half-back, won five club best and fairest awards and was a key member of Footscray's 1954 premiership side. He captain-coached the club from 1957, made 29 appearances for Victoria, and retired in 1970 with a league record of 321 games. A folk hero of Melbourne's western suburbs, he was a leading promoter of State of Origin football, and the E. J. Whitten Legends Game, a charity match held each year since 1995, is named for him. He was an inaugural Legend of the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
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