Reg Poole (footballer)

Reg Poole
Personal information
Full name Reginald Thomas Poole
Date of birth (1942-01-15)15 January 1942
Date of death 23 March 2021(2021-03-23) (aged 79)
Original team(s) Kew YCW
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1961–1968 Hawthorn 62 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1968.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Reginald Thomas Poole (15 January 1942 – 23 March 2021[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1960s.

Poole played in the back pocket for Hawthorn and was a premiership player in his debut season with the club.[2] He retired young in 1968, at just 26 years of age.

His daughter, Katie Hudson, a businesswoman, is a member of the Hawthorn board of directors.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Vale Reg Poole". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Hawks add to Board". www.hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 16 November 2020.