Otto Bismarck LandmannNote that many of the contemporary newspaper accounts mistakenly have his family name as Landemann. (31 August 1888 – 7 November 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL),Holmesby & Main (2014), p.497. and with Brighton in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
Family The son of Frank Landmann, and Sara Landmann, née Hetherington, Otto Bismarck Landmann was born in Warrnambool on 31 August 1888.
He married Mary Gertrude Thompson (1903-1984) in 1937.
Football Essendon (VFL) Recruited from Warrnambool in 1907,Football: Essendon, The Herald, (Friday, 19 April 1907), p.4; Football: Preparatory Matches, The Argus, (Monday, 22 April 1907), p.4. he played 27 senior matches for Essendon, as full-forward, kicking a total of 34 goals, including seven of Essendon's eight goals in its 8.11 (59) to 6.9 (45) victory over South Melbourne on 13 June 1908."Observer", "'Same Old Essendon': A Goal-Kicking Feat", The Argus, (Monday, 15 July 1908), p.4.
He was selected in a representative VFL team that played against a combined Ballarat side, at the MCG on 8 June 1907.Football: Victorian League, The Argus, (Thursday, 6 June 1907), p.7. In a very one-sided match -- VFL 25.20 (170) to Ballarat 3.7 (25) -- he kicked three goals.Victorian League (25.20) Beat Ballarat (3.7), The Age, (Monday, 10 June 1907), p.6.
Melbourne (VFL) Cleared from Essendon in 1910, he played two senior matches that season for Melbourne in the VFL.
Brighton (VFA) In 1911 he was granted a clearance from Melbourne to play with Brighton in the VFA.Football: Victorian League, (Thursday, 18 May 1911), p.10.
Death He died on 7 November 1975.Deaths: Landmann, The Age, (Wednesday, 12 November 1975), p.28.
Notes
References
Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996.
External links
Past-Player Profiles: Otto Landmann, essendonfc.com. Otto Landmann, Demonwiki. Otto Landmann, The VFA Project.