Tom Hawkins (footballer, born 1885)

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Tom Hawkins
Personal information
Full name Thomas Edward Hawkins
Date of birth(1885-08-04)4 August 1885
Place of birth North Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 16 February 1907(1907-02-16) (aged 21)
Place of death Ballarat, Victoria
Original team(s) Kyabram
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1904 South Melbourne 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Thomas Edward Hawkins (4 August 1885 – 16 February 1907) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Hawkins had been employed in Melbourne where he caught a serious cold. His father brought him home to Ballarat to recover. Dispute careful nursing by his mother his health deteriorated and he died. [2]

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. 377. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Personal Items". Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924). 18 February 1907. p. 2.

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