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Fred Goldsmith (born 20 August 1932) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.A fireman Goldsmith started his career in 1951 as a half forward flanker having been recruited by South Melbourne from Spotswood.In 1952 he was shifted to fullback; and in 1955 he became the first ever (and so far only) specialist fullback to win the Brownlow Medal.To the astonishment of all in 1956 South Melbourne decided to play its 1955 Brownlow medallist fullback at full-forward.
