Baden-Powell "Bud" Annand (born 18 June 1933) is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL). Annand was a reliable follower who played for St Kilda from 1956 to 1962, amassing 106 games and 11 goals. Annand joined the Saints from Castlemaine

Castlemaine Football Club

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 and became one of the most famous products from the club. As the VFL was not fully professional at the time, Annand had a career as a police officer. After his final season, which possibly the best of his career, as he polled three Brownlow Medal

Brownlow Medal

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 votes, Annand left the Saints to coach Redan

Redan Football Club

The Redan Football Netball Club competes in the Ballarat Football League. The club, nicknamed the Lions has a history of 58 Premierships including 10 Senior Football Premierships and was named the Victorian Country Football League Most Disciplined Club in 2004 & 2005.Redan players have also won the...

 in the Ballarat Football League

Ballarat Football League

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.

Personal life

Bud is married to Heather Annand. One of their sons, David, born in 1968, was a contestant on the third season of The Mole

The Mole (Australia season 3)

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where he was the seventh (out of twelve) contestant eliminated.