Rodger Head

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Rodger Head
Personal information
Full name Rodger Head
Date of birth(1939-06-20)20 June 1939
Date of death 8 July 2012(2012-07-08) (aged 73) [1]
Original team(s) Black Rock
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1959–1967 St Kilda 93 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1967.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rodger Head (20 June 1939 – 8 July 2012) was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League during the 1960s. Head was a member of the St Kilda 1966 Premiership team. Lived in Anglesea, a legend of the Surf Coast.

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