Kevin Curran (footballer)

Kevin Curran
Personal information
Date of birth	10 December 1920
Date of death	20 April 1978 (aged 57)[1]
Original team(s)	Traralgon
Debut	Round 7, 1940, Hawthorn v. Fitzroy, at Brunswick Street
Height/Weight	183cm / 87 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1940, 1946-51	Hawthorn	85 (9)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951 season.

Kevin Stanley Curran^[2] (10 December 1920 – 20 April 1978)^[3] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1940s.

Curran was recruited to Hawthorn from Traralgon and played his first game with them in 1940. A rover, he made his debut in a game against Fitzroy but internal disputes over his selection ensured that it would be the only time he appeared in the season. Instead of staying on at Hawthorn he enlisted in the army, fighting against the Japanese in Dili.

In 1946 he made a return to Hawthorn and the following season represented Victoria at the Hobart Carnival, the first on 9 interstate appearances during his career. He won Hawthorn's best and fairest award in 1948, also winning the Simpson Medal for his performance against West Australian in an interstate game. Curran captained Hawthorn for the 1950 season and his appointment saw a disgruntled Alec Albiston leave the club feeling he should have got the job.

He won the 1952 Michelsen Medal, while playing in Bendigo for the Sandhurst Football Club.

References

1. Victoria Australia Deaths, 1836 - 1985
2. CURRAN KEVIN STANLEY
3. "Kevin Curran - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

External links

• Kevin Curran's statistics from AFL Tables
• Hawksheadquarters profile