Kevin Hogan (footballer, born 1934)

Kevin Hogan OAM (6 October 1934 – 5 November 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Kevin Hogan
Personal information
Full name Kevin John Hogan
Date of birth (1934-10-06)6 October 1934
Place of birth Violet Town
Date of death 5 November 2019(2019-11-05) (aged 85)
Place of death Sale
Original team(s) Violet Town
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Position(s) Rover
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1954–58, 1960 South Melbourne 63 (35)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1960.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He later played, coached and was on the committee of the Sale Football Club. He also was a journalist for the Gippsland Times and worked for ABC Local Radio in Gippsland for over 50 years.[2]

In the 1983 Queen's Birthday Honours Hogan was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for " service to the sports of cricket and football ".[3]

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. 402. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. Lucas, Rachael (13 November 2019). "Final siren sounds on life of much-loved footballer Kevin Hogan". ABC News. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. "Kevin John Hogan". It's An Honour. Retrieved 25 November 2020.


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