Hugh Heron (22 May 1890 – 6 December 1947) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Hugh Heron | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Hugh Heron | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Clifton Hill, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 6 December 1947 (aged 57) | ||
| Place of death | Preston, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Fitzroy Juniors | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1912 | Fitzroy | 10 (1) | |
| 1913 | Essendon | 2 (0) | |
| Total | 12 (1) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Heron made his league debut for Fitzroy in the same match as his brother Percy, who was also recruited from the Fitzroy Juniors. After just one season, Heron switched clubs and joined Essendon but could only add a further two VFL appearances. He then turned to boundary umpiring and officiated in 120 matches from 1914 to 1926, one of them the 1923 Grand Final, where the field umpire was another former VFL player in Alec Mutch.
He died in a car accident on 6 December 1947.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Past Player Profiles - H (Heron, Hugh)". Essendon Football Club. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- Hugh Heron's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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