Ken Reed (footballer)

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Ken Reed
Personal information
Full name Kenneth John Reed [1]
Date of birth(1931-12-15)15 December 1931
Date of death 19 July 2018(2018-07-19) (aged 86) [2]
Original team(s) East Brunswick, Carlton under-19s
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Position(s) Follower
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1955 Essendon 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kenneth John Reed (15 December 1931 - 19 July 2018) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [3] He won a reserves premiership with Essendon in 1952 and a year later was awarded the reserves best and fairest. Reed later played for Williamstown in the Victorian Football Association and won two premierships with them, before concluding his career with Hastings.

Notes

  1. "Kenneth John Reed". Herald Sun.
  2. Lovett, Michael (2019). AFL Record Season 2019. Victoria, Australia: Slattery Media. p. 1169. ISBN   978-0-648465-10-2.
  3. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 734. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.

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