Dick Vernon

Dick Vernon
Personal information
Full name	Richard Vernon
Date of birth	28 December 1878
Date of death	18 January 1954 (aged 75)
Original team(s)	Boulder City
Position(s)	Rover/Forward
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1909–1911	Collingwood	51 (12)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911 season.

Dick 'Bendigo' Vernon (28 December 1878 - 18 January 1954)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Vernon joined Collingwood from Boulder City in the Goldfields Football Association, which he captained in 1906 and played as a rover. He participated in finals at Collingwood in each of his three seasons and was a half forward flanker in their 1910 premiership team. Vernon also played in the losing 1911 Grand Final side.

In 1912, the season after he retired, Vernon umpired four VFL matches during the year as a field umpire.

References

1. "Dick Vernon". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

External links

• Dick Vernon's statistics from AFL Tables
• Dick Vernon's profile from AustralianFootball.com