Herman Otto Hellwig (30 June 1875 – 5 August 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Herman Otto Hellwig | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1875 | ||
| Place of birth | Northcote, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 5 August 1952 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Oakleigh, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Preston | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1893–94 | North Melbourne (VFA) | 8 (0) | |
| 1895 | Carlton (VFA) | 1 (0) | |
| 1897–99 | Collingwood | 21 (3) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of German immigrants Emil Waldemar Hellwig (1838–1902)[2] and Johanna Auguster Hellwig, nee Meisgeier, (1837–1927),[3] Herman Otto Hellwig was born in Northcote, Victoria on 30 June 1875.
Hellwig married Frances Jean "Fanny" Forrester Jubb (1874–1935)[4] in 1896 and they had four children together. Their third child, Gordon Hellwig, was a VFL footballer for Fitzroy.
Football
editHellwig played for both North Melbourne and Carlton in the Victorian Football Association prior to his VFL appearances with Collingwood.[5]
In 1896 Hellwig played for Preston in the Victorian Junior Football Association.
Hellwig returned to senior ranks when he transferred to Collingwood in the 1897 season, making a total of 21 appearances before transferring back to Preston in the middle of the 1899 season.[6]
From 1900 Hellwig played for Northcote in the Victorian Junior Football Association.[7][8] Hellwig continued playing for Northcote when they joined the Victorian Football Association in 1908.[9]
In 1909 Herman Helwig was coach of the Preston District football team.[10]
Death
editHellwig died at Oakleigh Community hospital on 5 August 1952[11] and was cremated at Springvale Botanical Cemetery.[12]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 385. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 17, 310. Victoria, Australia. 3 January 1902. p. 1.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Herald. No. 15, 638. Victoria, Australia. 2 July 1927. p. 30.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 25, 045. Victoria, Australia. 23 July 1935. p. 1.
- ^ Pennings, Mark (2016). Origins of Australian football. Volume 5, Players and clubs: The complete records 1858 to 1896 (1st ed.). New Farm, Queensland: Grumpy Monks Publishing. p. 49, 192. ISBN 978-0-646955-97-1.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. No. 16, 530. Victoria, Australia. 29 June 1899. p. 6.
- ^ "JUNIOR FOOTBALL TEAMS". Weekly Times. No. 1, 712. Victoria, Australia. 31 May 1902. p. 14.
- ^ "THE JUNIORS". The Herald. No. 9593. Victoria, Australia. 14 July 1906. p. 4.
- ^ "Herman Hellwig". The VFA Project.
- ^ "VICTORIAN JUNIOR ASSOCIATION". The Argus. No. 19, 667. Victoria, Australia. 2 August 1909. p. 5.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 30350. Victoria, Australia. 7 August 1952. p. 8.
- ^ "Herman Otto Hellwig". Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.
External links
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- Herman Hellwig's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Herman Hellwig's profile at Blueseum
- Herman Hellwig's profile at Collingwood Forever
- "'Pop' Hellwig - Magpie", at p.10 of The War and the Home Front: Marie Frances Box 1891-1973, hurleyskidmorehistory.com.au.
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