Joe Hickey (7 March 1929 – 11 November 2021) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Joe Hickey | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Joseph Hickey | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1929 | ||
| Date of death | 11 November 2021[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | Katandra, Shepparton | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1952–1953 | Fitzroy | 26 (48) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Daniel James Hickey (1890-1954),[3][4] and Josephine Marie Hickey (1894-1988), née Wilson,[5] Joseph Hickey was born on 7 March 1929.
He married Audrey May Hoare in 1955.
Joe Hickey’s granddaughter is Australian Olympian Madeline Heiner; and, according to Joe, she acquired all her running ability from him.
Football
editHickey originally played with Katandra in the Central Goulburn Valley Football League from 1947 to 1949.[6]
Hickey was involved in a permit dispute when trying to get a clearance from Kantandra to Shepparton in 1950.[7]
Hickey was a key forward with Shepparton,[8] who he played with in 1950 and kicked 16 goals in one match[9] and 82 for the season[10], plus 7 in the finals to finish with 89 goals.
In 1951, Hickey only kicked 30 goals for Shepparton[11] as his season was interrupted by an ongoing permits dispute.[12]
He later played in Shepparton's 1951 premiership team, alongside his brother, Denis.[13]
Fitzroy (VFL)
editRecruited from Shepparton, Hickey made 13 appearances for Fitzroy in 1952, including their preliminary final loss to Collingwood.[14] In 1953 he was Fitzroy's leading goal-kicker with 40 goals, including 8 eight goals against North Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.[14]
After Fitzroy
editFollowing the death of his father in a road accident on 25 February 1954, Hickey decided to work at his Invergordon farm full-time[15] and returned to the [[Goulburn Valley Football League to play with Shepparton.
References
edit- ^ "Tribute: HICKEY, Joseph". Herald Sun.
- ^ "1953 - LEAGUE MATCH DETAILS". The Argus. 17 August 1953. p. 19. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ Deaths: Hickey, The Age, (Tuesday, 16 March 1954), p.11.
- ^ Daniel Hickey, The Advocate, (Thursday, 13 May 1954), p.20.
- ^ Deaths: Hickey (Wilson), The Age, (Thursday, 14 April 1988), p.26.
- ^ "1947 - The Sharpshooters". Trove. Shepparton Advertiser (Vic. : 1887 - 1953). 5 September 1947. p. 7. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "1950 - No permits for Hickey's". Shepparton Advertiser (Vic. : 1887 - 1953). 6 June 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ "1950 - JOE HICKEY KICKS 16 GOALS FOR SHEPPARTON". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954). 26 July 1950. p. 16. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "1950 - The Sharpshooters". Shepparton Advertiser (Vic. : 1887 - 1953). 22 August 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "1951 - The Sharpshooters". Shepparton Advertiser (Vic. : 1887 - 1953). 21 August 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "1951 - More Hickey troubles". Shepparton Advertiser (Vic. : 1887 - 1953). 1 June 1951. p. 3. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "1951 - Maroons too robust for Tatura". Shepparton Advertiser (Vic. : 1887 - 1953). 18 September 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b "AFL Tables: Joe Hickey". afltables.com.
- ^ The Argus,"Fitzroy To Lose Hickey", 16 March 1954, p. 16
External links
edit- Joe Hickey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Joe Hickey at AustralianFootball.com