Ron Hovey

Ron Hovey
Personal information
Date of birth	25 August 1932
Date of death	6 January 2015 (aged 82)
Original team(s)	St Brendans Shepparton
Height/Weight	179 cm / 79 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1951–1960	Geelong	141 (25)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1960 season.
Career highlights
Geelong premiership player 1951,52 3 time VFL interstate representative

Ron Hovey OAM (25 August 1932 – 6 January 2015) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

Hovey was a regular in the Geelong backline during the 1950s and would sometimes push into the midfield.^[1] He was a member of Geelong's 1951 and 1952 premiership teams.^[2] Hovey, who finished equal seventh in the 1959 Brownlow Medal, was captain of Geelong in 1960, his final season.^[2][3]

Two of his brothers, Ced and Jim, also played league football for Geelong.^[4]

Later years

Hovey served as President of Geelong Football Club from 1988 until 1998.^[2]

He died on 6 January 2015, aged 82.^[5]

References

1. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
2. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
3. "1959 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
4. "Vale Ron Hovey". geelongcats.com.au. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
5. Lannen, Danny (7 January 2015). "Geelong mourns death of Ron Hovey, former dual premiership player and president". Geelong Advertiser (Herald Sun). Retrieved 9 January 2015.

External links

• Ron Hovey's statistics from AFL Tables