Ronald Clive Hovey OAM (25 August 1932 – 6 January 2015) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Ron Hovey | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1932 | ||
| Date of death | 6 January 2015 (aged 82) | ||
| Original team(s) | St Brendans Shepparton, Shepparton Boys | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1951–1960 | Geelong | 141 (25) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1960. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Career
editHovey played in the 1947 Shepparton Boys Football Club's Central Goulburn Valley Football League premiership team as a 15-year-old[1][2] before moving to Geelong to play in the Geelong Under-19's side in 1948.
Hovey was a regular in the Geelong backline during the 1950s and would sometimes push into the midfield.[3] He was a member of Geelong's 1951 and 1952 premiership teams.[4] Hovey, who finished equal seventh in the 1959 Brownlow Medal, was captain of Geelong in 1960, his final season.[4][5] Hovey was forced to retire six games into the 1960 VFL season due to an ongoing knee injury.[6]
Two of his brothers, Ced and Jim, also played league football for Geelong.[7]
Later years
editFollowing his retirement from his playing career, Hovey continued with Geelong in a number of administrative roles, serving as club President of Geelong Football Club from 1988 until 1998.[4][6] He was awarded life membership of the club, social club, past players association, the 'Pivots' coterie group, and the Australian Football League.[6]
Hovey was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 1997 Australia Day Honours[8] and the Centenary Medal in 2001.[9]
References
edit- ^ "1947 - Central Goulburn Valley FL - Seconds Grand Final teams". Trove Newspapers. Shepparton Advertiser. 10 October 1947. p. 7. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "1947 - Central Goulburn Valley FL - Seconds Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Shepparton Advertiser. 14 October 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ a b c Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
- ^ "1959 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d King, Travis (7 January 2015). "Geelong farewells club legend Ron Hovey". afl.com.au. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Vale Ron Hovey". geelongcats.com.au. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Ronald Clive Hovey". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Ronald Clive Hovey". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ Lannen, Danny (7 January 2015). "Geelong mourns death of Ron Hovey, former dual premiership player and president". Geelong Advertiser. Herald Sun. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
External links
edit- Ron Hovey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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