[1] Originally from Redan, Victoria, Trezise played 185 games for 272 goals between 1949 and 1959 at the Geelong Football Club in the VFL.
He played in the 1951 and 1952 premiership sides,[2] and in the second round of 1953 kicked eight goals against a champion Footscray defence, who would concede fewer points per match than any other team between 1919 and 2019.
[4] Commonly called "Nipper", Trezise acquired the nickname as a young recruit at Geelong.
[6] Trezise was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 1993 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to the Victorian Parliament and to sport".
[7] His son, Ian Trezise, also entered politics, representing Geelong in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.