Ron Simpson (Australian footballer)
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Ron Simpson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Ronald William Simpson | ||
Date of birth | 22 April 1926 | ||
Place of birth | Echuca, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 11 August 2016 | (aged 90)||
Place of death | Bundaberg, Queensland | ||
Original team(s) | Cobram | ||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Ruck | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1949–53 | Fitzroy | 37 (23) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953. |
Ronald William Simpson (22 April 1926 – 11 August 2016[1]) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [2] In 1945 he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force.[3] Simpson won Tongala's best and fairest award in 1944.[4]
Notes
- ↑ "Ronald William Simpson (1926-2016) - Find a Grave". Find a Grave.
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 820. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ↑ "DVA's Nominal Rolls". nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au. Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ↑ "Best & Fairest Awards". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). The Argus. 18 October 1944. p. 7. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
External links
- Ron Simpson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ron Simpson at AustralianFootball.com