fullname heightweight years clubs birth_place statsend originalteam birth_date article_title name
eric vinar 178 ; kg & nbsp ; cm / 80 & nbsp 1964 fitzroy czechoslovakia 1964 north ballarat 31 may 1942 eric vinar
 eric vinar
eric vinar

eric vinar -lrb- born 31 may 1942 -rrb- is a former australian rules footballer who played with fitzroy in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- .
born in czechoslovakia during world war ii , vinar and his family emigrated to australia several years after the conflict , which had claimed the life of his father .
the family settled in geelong .
vinar played senior football for north ballarat , before joining fitzroy in the 1964 vfl season .
he played eight senior games for fitzroy that year .
all were in losses , it was the only winless season in the club 's history .
his brother , paul vinar , was a member of geelong 's 1963 vfl premiership team .
