Ronald Paternoster (20 August 1916 – 21 August 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Ron Paternoster
Personal information
Full name Ronald Paternoster
Date of birth (1916-08-20)20 August 1916
Place of birth Benalla, Victoria
Date of death 21 August 2002(2002-08-21) (aged 86)
Place of death Frankston, Victoria[1]
Original team(s) Seddon
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1937 Footscray 1 (0)
1938 Hawthorn 1 (0)
Total 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Paternoster later served in the Australian Army during World War II.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "PATERNOSTER, Ronald". Herald Sun.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 690. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ "World War II Roll: Ronald Paternoster". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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