Ken Hands

Ken Hands
Personal information
Date of birth	(1926-10-26)26 October 1926
Date of death	22 December 2017(2017-12-22) (aged 91)
Original team(s)	North Geelong
Debut	Round 5, 1945, Carlton vs. St Kilda, at Princes Park
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1945–1957	Carlton	211 (188)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1959–1964	Carlton	114 (60–51–3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957.
Career highlights
Carlton Premiers 1945, 1947 Carlton Best & Fairest 1953 Victorian Representative: 12 times. 1953, 54, 57. Captain/Coach Victoria 1954 & 1957 Carlton Captain 1952–1957 Carlton Coach 1959–1964 (Runners up 1962) Carlton Team of the Century 2001 (Deputy Vice Captain) AFL Life Member 2001 Official Carlton Legend (10th)2006 AFL Hall of Fame 2009 AFL Life Member Named Carlton's 11th Greatest Player in the 150th Year Celebrations 2014.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ken Hands (26 October 1926 – 22 December 2017) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After the death of teammate Alex Way on 7 November 2014, Hands became the last surviving member of Carlton's 1945 Premiership team, and was also the last surviving member of their 1947 Premiership team. On 22 December 2017, Hands died at the age of 91.

References

• Ken Hands at Blueseum
• Ken Hands's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.