Kevin Delmenico

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Kevin Delmenico
Personal information
Full name Kevin Delmenico
Date of birth (1945-05-18) 18 May 1945 (age 79)
Original team(s) Castlemaine
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1966–70 Footscray 65 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kevin Delmenico (born 18 May 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1966 to 1970.

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Football career

Delmenico played his early football with Castlemaine in the Bendigo Football League, winning the Michelsen Medal for the best and fairest player in the league in 1965. [1] He was recruited by Footscray in 1966, spending five seasons there beside club great Ted Whitten, and playing 65 games. A defender, he kicked the only goal of his career against Geelong his debut season. [2]

Delmenico was captain-coach of Ganmain FC in the South West Football League (New South Wales) in 1971 and 1972. [3] He joined Canberra club Manuka in the ACTAFL in 1973 and played in three successive premierships, the last two as captain-coach. [4] From 1976 to 1980, Delmenico coached Queanbeyan. [5] He coached the ACT at the 1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival.

In 1991 Delmenico was elected unopposed as president of the ACTAFL, succeeding Allan Hird Jr. [1] In 2011 he was inducted into the AFL Canberra Hall of Fame. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rollings, Barry (12 November 1991). "Delmenico set to head ACTAFL". Canberra Times.
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 157. ISBN   1-74095-001-1 .
  3. ↑ "Ganmain FC History". Swans on Screen. Griffith FNC. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Former Manuka pair cleared to join Q'beyan". The Canberra Times . 26 February 1976. p. 24. Retrieved 5 December 2014– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Australian Football". The Canberra Times . 10 September 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 5 December 2014– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Gala Presentation Evening" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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