Australian rules footballer
| Bob Heatley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Clive Heatley | ||
| Date of birth | (1895-07-06)6 July 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 22 February 1973(1973-02-22) (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Kew, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Scotch College | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1914 | University | 4 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Robert Clive Heatley (6 July 1895 – 22 February 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After University left the VFL at the end of the 1914 season, he remained with the club when it resumed in the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA) in 1915.
After his brief football career Heatley served in France during World War I, being mentioned in despatches for acting "as a runner between Brigade Headquarters and Batteries invariably under heavy enemy shell fire".
Sources
- "Great Scot". Scotch College. September 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 322. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "JUNIOR ASSOCIATIONS". The Argus. 24 April 1914. p. 17. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
External links
- Bob Heatley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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