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{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Tony King
| image =
| fullname = Tony King
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|09|11|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = [[University Blacks]]
| height = 185 cm
| weight = 80 kg
| position =
| statsend = 1980
| years1 = 1978–80
| club1 = {{AFL Haw}}
| games_goals1 = 12 (7)
| years2 = 1980
| club2 = {{AFL StK}}
| games_goals2 = 4 (2)
| games_goalstotal = 16 (9)
| careerhighlights =
}}
'''Tony King''' (born 11 September 1955) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]] and [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL).<ref name=encyc>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=482}}</ref> King had an active career as a sporting administrator after his playing days concluded. He was the executive director of the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]] for four years,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Scholes|first1=Gary|title=NBL loses top official|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130627791|accessdate=27 July 2015|work=The Canberra Times|date=13 November 1986}}</ref> before serving as general manager of the [[Melbourne Football Club]] from 1986 to 1992.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cats keep their place at the top with 73-point win|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126934763|accessdate=27 July 2015|work=The Canberra Times|date=12 July 1992}}</ref>
== Notes ==
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== External links ==
*{{AFL Tables|ref=T/Tony_King.html}}
*{{AustralianFootball|ref=tony%2Bking/11486}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:Hawthorn Football Club players]]
[[Category:St Kilda Football Club players]]
[[Category:University Blacks Football Club players]]
[[Category:Melbourne Football Club CEOs]]