Ron Howard (Australian footballer)

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Ron Howard
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-01-13) 13 January 1940 (age 82)
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1958–60 Footscray 30 (22)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1960.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ron Howard (born 13 January 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. Sunshine. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.


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