Bob Hay (footballer, born 1938)
| Bob Hay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Kent Hay | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Burnie, Tasmania | ||
| Original team(s) | Longford | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruck / Half Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1960–61 | St Kilda | 17 (4) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1961. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Bob Hay (born 13 June 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Early life
[edit]Bob Hay was born in Burnie in 1938 to Mr and Mrs Ronald Hay.[2] He grew up in Deloraine and attended the local Area School.[3][4] As a teenager, he was fortunate that his involvement in a motorcycle accident left him only shaken and not badly injured.[5]
Football career
[edit]Hay played with Longford in the NTFA during the mid to late 1950s and was coached by Fred Davies.
He then joined St Kilda in 1960.
Hay was captain-coach of Rutherglen in the Ovens & Murray Football League from 1962 to 1965.
When he returned to Tasmania, Hay played with Launceston in the NTFA during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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. 377. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Advocate (Australia). Tasmania, Australia. 15 June 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 16 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "SCHOOL OF NEW TYPE". The Mercury. Vol. CLXX, no. 25, 228. Tasmania, Australia. 29 October 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 16 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "SUNDAY SCHOOL CONCERT". The Examiner (Tasmania). Vol. CIX, no. 144. Tasmania, Australia. 23 November 1950. p. 11 (The Examiner WOMEN'S SECTION). Retrieved 16 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Three Injured In Accidents". The Examiner (Tasmania). Vol. CXIII, no. 83. Tasmania, Australia. 17 June 1954. p. 4. Retrieved 16 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Bob Hay's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bob Hay at AustralianFootball.com