Hec Yeomans
| Hec Yeomans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Yeomans in May 1925 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Hector Richard Yeomans | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Albert Park, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 11 September 1968 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Parkville, Victoria | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1920 | St Kilda | 5 (8) | |
| 1921–1924 | Hawthorn (VFA) | 72 (99) | |
| 1925 | Hawthorn | 15 (16) | |
| Total | 92 (123) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Hector Richard "Hec" Yeomans, MM (17 February 1895 – 11 September 1968)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Early life
[edit]Yeomans was born in Albert Park, Melbourne, in 1895, the only child of Richard Eli Yeomans and Norah Teresa Cameron.
War service
[edit]Yeomans enlisted to fight in World War I in January 1916[3] and fought in France, receiving the Military Medal for his actions in the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin in September 1918.[4]
Football
[edit]Yeomans played two senior games for St Kilda in the 1920 VFL season before leaving to join Hawthorn, then in the Victorian Football Association.[5]
He was an immediate success at Hawthorn, establishing himself as one of the leading rovers in the Victorian Football Association at that time.[6] He continued to play for Hawthorn when they joined the VFL in 1925 and was their second highest goal-kicker for the year.
After two years as captain coach of the Tooronga junior side,[7] Yeomans joined Brunswick for the 1928 VFA season,[8] but played only a handful of games.
Death
[edit]Hec Yeomans died in 1968 and is buried at Melbourne General Cemetery.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hec Yeomans – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ "Hector Richard YEOMANS". the AIF Project.
- ^ "Honours and Awards – Hector Richard Yeomans". Australian War Memorial.
- ^ "SPORTING". The Argus. Melbourne. 7 May 1921. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "From St. Kilda to Hawthorn". The Herald. No. 14, 431. Victoria, Australia. 17 June 1922. p. 6.
- ^ "The Juniors". Sporting Globe. No. 412. Victoria, Australia. 14 July 1926. p. 9.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 10 May 1928. p. 6.
- ^ "Hector R Yeomans". Find a Grave.
External links
[edit]
- Hec Yeomans's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- 1895 births
- 1968 deaths
- Australian military personnel of World War I
- Australian recipients of the Military Medal
- Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
- St Kilda Football Club players
- Hawthorn Football Club (VFA) players
- Hawthorn Football Club players
- Brunswick Football Club players
- People from Albert Park, Victoria
- Military personnel from Melbourne