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Bob Henderson (Australian footballer)

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Bob Henderson
Personal information
Full name Robert Henderson
Date of birth (1934-01-27)27 January 1934
Date of death 8 June 2019(2019-06-08) (aged 85)
Original team(s) Deniliquin
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Fullback
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1953, 1955–62 Fitzroy 137 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1962.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Robert Henderson (27 January 1934 – 8 June 2019 [1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] Originally from Deniliquin, New South Wales[3] Henderson made 137 appearances for Fitzroy, from 1953 to 1962.[citation needed]

He coached Sunshine in the Victorian Football Association after leaving Fitzroy. In 1963, his first season, Sunshine went from second last the previous year to the semi-finals.[4] He led Sunshine to the second division grand final in the 1964 VFA season, which they lost to Geelong West.[5] He coached Sunshine for five seasons from 1963 until 1967.[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Bob Henderson passes". lions.com.au. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 386. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ "FITZROY". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 4 April 1955. p. 3 (SPORTING SECTION). Retrieved 26 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Fiddian, Marc (2013). The VFA – A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995. Melbourne Sports Books. p. 177.
  5. ^ "Bob Henderson - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  6. ^ Fiddian, Marc (2004); The VFA; A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877-1995; p. 177
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