Neville Hayes (footballer)

Neville Hayes
Personal information
Nickname(s) Chicken
Date of birth (1935-05-12)12 May 1935
Date of death 6 December 2023(2023-12-06) (aged 88)
Position(s) Defender, forward
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1953–1965 Port Adelaide 217 (58)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1955–1964 South Australia 21
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Neville Hayes (12 May 1935 – 6 December 2023)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club. Primarily playing as a defender, he won eight premierships during his career.[2]

North Adelaide forward Jeff Pash described Hayes as a "player of all-round gifts who backs his judgement (to a hair-raising extent in this particular case) and plays his man at a distance".[3]

References

  1. ^ "HAYES, Neville Chic | Death Notices | Adelaide". My Tributes. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ "SA FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME: Neville C Hayes". www.sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Australian Football - Neville Hayes - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.