Background
Strang, the son of former South Melbourne player Bill Strang, was born in Sydney, but grew up in Albury.
Strang, the son of former South Melbourne player Bill Strang, was born in Sydney, but grew up in Albury.
A younger brother, Alan Strang played for South Melbourne. However it was with Street Kilda that he made his two league appearances, in the 1933 VFL season. He kicked three goals from full-forward on debut, against Carlton at Junction Oval, in round seven.
The following round he played in Street Kilda"s loss to Collingwood at Victoria Park, then lost his place in the team when Bill Mohr returned from injury.
He returned home in 1935 and began playing for Albury, which was followed by a stint with Kyneton in the Bendigo Football League. They lost the grand final that year to Launceston, after which Strang returned to Albury.
On 28 November 1946, Strang died from an illness, aged only 36.