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Ron Simpson (Australian footballer)

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Ron Simpson
Personal information
Full name Ronald William Simpson
Date of birth (1926-04-22)22 April 1926
Original team(s) Cobram
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Ruck
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1949–53 Fitzroy 37 (23)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ronald William Simpson (born 22 April 1926) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

In 1945 he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 820. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "DVA's Nominal Rolls". nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au. Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 30 December 2020.