Career
From Greensborough, Adamson came through the Collingwood Football Club"s under 19s before getting into the senior side. He made his debut in 1966 as a slender defender. His main concern halfway through his career when he couldn"t get a game due to successive injuries, but worked back and played in the 1970 Grand Final against premiers Carlton.
Adamson was at the front of a racial abuse accusation when he was a victim of a striking charge from Carlton"s Syd Jackson.
After he retired in 1973, Adamson was a support coach at Victoria Park.