Ron Hoy

Ron Hoy
Personal information
Full name Ronald Augustine Hoy[1]
Date of birth (1932-08-13)13 August 1932
Date of death 15 July 2016(2016-07-15) (aged 83)
Place of death Warrnambool, Victoria
Original team(s) South Warrnambool
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1955 Hawthorn 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ronald Augustine Hoy (13 August 1932 – 15 July 2016) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Hoy spent most of his career at South Warrnambool, but had a stint with Norwood in 1952.[2] He came down to Melbourne and played one VFL game for Hawthorn in 1955, their round 10 win over St Kilda at Glenferrie Oval.[3]

He was the first player in the history of the Hampden Football League to win three Maskell Medals. He took home the award in 1954, 1955 and 1957.[4]

Hoy died at Warrnambool in 2016.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. ^ The Age,"Terang finds burst of winning form", 24 April 1953, p. 9
  3. ^ "AFL Tables: Ron Hoy". afltables.com.
  4. ^ "South Warrnambool". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008.
  5. ^ "2017 Newsletter" (PDF). Hawthorn Past Players and Officials Association.
  6. ^ "Obituary:Ronald Hoy". Warrnambool Standard.