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Francis 'Frank' Eduardo Curcio (25 November 1912 – 11 November 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who played his entire 249 game career for the Fitzroy Lions in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He captained the club for four seasons, from 1938 until 1941.〔 == Playing career == Recruited from the Christian Young Men's Society in 1931, Curcio was a tough, hard ruckman, who also played well in the back line. He was renowned for protecting his smaller team mates.〔Fitzroy Football Club (2008). (''Fitzroy: Team of the Century Nominees'' ). Retrieved on 8 May 2008.〕 A bass violinist, Curcio combined his musical talents with his football prowess, but stood out of the game in 1937 to concentrate on his music. Ever conscious of safegarding his hands to work the strings of the bass violin, he once told North Melbourne's Fred Fairweather, ''Hit me as hard as you like, but don't hurt my fingers''.〔Italian Team of the Century (2007). (''Player details: Frank Curcio'' ). Retrieved on 8 May 2008.〕 World War II military service cost Curcio a place in Fitzroy's 1944 premiership team and three broken fingers sustained in a services match in 1945, effectively ended his musical career.〔 Curcio played his best football in an era when Fitzroy's best and fairest records were either lost on not kept, arguably robbing him of an opportunity to be recorded and remembered as a great player in the record books.〔Brisbane Lions (2008). (''Fitzroy Football Club Honour Board 1897 – 1996'' ). Retrieved on 6 May 2008.〕 On 27 April 1946, Curcio became the first Fitzroy player to play 200 league games.〔Fitzroy Football Club (1996). (''Chronology of Fitzroy Football Club 1883 – 1996'' ). Retrieved on 6 May 2008.〕 Curcio retired in 1948, after 15 seasons and having played 249 VFL games, all with Fitzroy, collecting 27 Brownlow Medal votes.〔AFL Stats (2008). (''AFL Players: Frank Curcio'' ). Retrieved on 6 May 2008.〕 Curcio's club games record stood for 23 years at Fitzroy until surpassed by Kevin Murray. No player in the history of the VFL/AFL competition has worn guernsey number 18 in more matches than Curcio.〔 With the club now defunct, he sits in fourth position in the record books for most games played for Fitzroy.〔Brisbane Lions (2008). (''Fitzroy: Club Records'' ). Retrieved on 8 May 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frank Curcio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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