Harry Hickey
Henry Robert "Harry" Hickey[1] (19 July 1917 – 14 September 1999)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Footscray Bulldogs in the Victorian Football League. He began his career as a rover and half forward flanker before he moved into the centre during the 1939 season. He would go on to win their best and fairest 3 times, including one in his final season. After retiring he coached Rochester in the Bendigo Football League.
| Harry Hickey | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Henry Robert Hickey | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 14 September 1999 (aged 82) | ||
| Original team(s) | South Footscray | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1937–1948 | Footscray | 174 (169) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Hickey famously kicked a behind after the final bell in Footscray's match against Carlton in the final round of the 1944 VFL season, which saw Footscray win the game by one point, and replace Carlton for the last place in that season's final four.[3]
References
- HICKEY HENRY ROBERT
- "Harry Hickey - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- Rodgers, Stephen (1992), Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results, 1897–1991 (3rd ed.), Ringwood, VIC: Viking O'Neil, p. 312
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