Australian rules footballer
| Ron Hoy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ronald Augustine Hoy | ||
| 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 career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1955 | Hawthorn | 1 (0) | |
| 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. He came down to Melbourne and played one VFL game for Hawthorn in 1955, their round 10 win over St Kilda at Glenferrie Oval.
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.
Hoy died at Warrnambool in 2016.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- The Age,"Terang finds burst of winning form", 24 April 1953, p. 9
- "AFL Tables: Ron Hoy". afltables.com.
- "South Warrnambool". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "2017 Newsletter" (PDF). Hawthorn Past Players and Officials Association.
- "Obituary:Ronald Hoy". Warrnambool Standard.