Tags: Australian Rules Football Player.
Walter John Henry “Wally” Koochew (6 July 1887 – 13 March 1932) was an Australian rules footballer who was the first Victorian Football League player of Chinese background playing four games for Carlton Football Club in 1908.Born in Carlton Victoria to James Koochew (also spellt “Kou Chow” “Kow Chow” or “Ko Chow”) a migrant to the goldfields from Guangzhou China and his wife Mary Dalker Koochew worked as a greengrocer and played football in Macedon and Brunswick before his recruitment by Carlton.Carlton were premiers in 1906 and 1907 but Koochew was able to made his debut early in 1908.
