Hec Yeomans
| Hec Yeomans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 / weight | 173 cm / 70 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Hector Richard "Hec" Yeomans (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]
Yeomans was born in Albert Park, Melbourne in 1895, the only child of Richard Eli Yeomans and Norah Teresa Cameron. He 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]
Yeomans played two games for St Kilda in the 1920 VFL season before leaving to join Hawthorn, then in the Victorian Football Association.[5] 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 on the sidelines, Yeomans joined Brunswick for the 1928 VFA season,[6] but only played a handful of games. He died in 1968.
References
- ^ "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: National Library of Australia. 7 May 1921. p. 20.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 10 May 1928. p. 6. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
External links
- Hec Yeomans's playing statistics from AFL Tables