Ron Hovey

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Ron Hovey
Ron Hovey GFC.jpg
Personal information
Date of birth 25 August 1932
Date of death 6 January 2015(2015-01-06) (aged 82)
Original team(s) St Brendans Shepparton, Shepparton Boys
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1951–1960 Geelong 141 (25)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1960.
Career highlights
  • Geelong premiership player 1951,52
  • 3 time VFL interstate representative
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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

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Career

Hovey played in the 1947 Shepparton Boys Football Club's Central Goulburn Valley Football League premiership team as a 15-year-old [1] [2] before moving to Geelong to play in the Geelong Under-19's side in 1948.

Hovey was a regular in the Geelong backline during the 1950s and would sometimes push into the midfield. [3] He was a member of Geelong's 1951 and 1952 premiership teams. [4] Hovey, who finished equal seventh in the 1959 Brownlow Medal, was captain of Geelong in 1960, his final season. [4] [5] Hovey was forced to retire six games into the 1960 VFL season due to an ongoing knee injury. [6]

Two of his brothers, Ced and Jim, also played league football for Geelong. [7]

Later years

Following his retirement from his playing career, Hovey continued with Geelong in a number of administrative roles, serving as club President of Geelong Football Club from 1988 until 1998. [4] [6] He was awarded life membership of the club, social club, past players association, the 'Pivots' coterie group, and the Australian Football League. [6]

Hovey was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 1997 Australia Day Honours [8] and the Centenary Medal in 2001. [9]

He died on 6 January 2015, aged 82. [10] [6]

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References

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  2. "1947 - Central Goulburn Valley FL - Seconds Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Shepparton Advertiser. 14 October 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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  5. "1959 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 King, Travis (7 January 2015). "Geelong farewells club legend Ron Hovey". afl.com.au. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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  8. "Ronald Clive Hovey". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  9. "Ronald Clive Hovey". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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