Heinz Tonn
| Heinz Tonn | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Heinz Gustav Tonn | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 4 April 2003 (aged 81)[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | Golden Square | ||
| Height/Weight | 188 cm / 85 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1947 | Fitzroy | 6 (2) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1947 season. | |||
Heinz Gustav Tonn (26 April 1921 – 4 April 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] Tonn, who was born in Germany, served with the Australian Army in World War II.[3] A follower, Tonn played six games for Fitzroy in the 1947 VFL season.[4] He returned to his original club, Golden Square, in 1948 and won that year's Bendigo Football League award for the Best and Fairest player.[5] The following season he was appointed captain-coach of Castlemaine and won the award again, for the second season in succession.
References
- ↑ Obituary in the Herald Sun, 7 April 2003
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ↑ "WW2 Nominal Roll". Government of Australia.
- ↑ AFL Tables: Heinz Tonn
- ↑ The Argus,"H. Tonn Wins Bendigo League Medal", 16 September 1949, p. 18
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