Roy Donovan
| Roy Donovan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Henry Roy Donovan | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Seymour, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 18 February 1972 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Donvale, Victoria | ||
| Height/Weight | 182cm / 77kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1925–1926 | Hawthorn | 9 (1) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1926 season. | |||
Henry Roy Donovan (26 November 1903 – 18 February 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Originally playing with Richmond reserves, Donovan transferred to Hawthorn during the 1925 VFL season[2] and made 9 appearances in two seasons at the club before he was cut from the team.[3]
He married Ellen Mary O'Connor in 1936 and they lived in Ultima, Victoria before returning to live in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
Notes
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL.". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 30 May 1925. p. 20.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL.". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 25 April 1927. p. 7.
External links
- Roy Donovan's statistics from AFL Tables
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