Norman Yeo

Norman Wyatt Yeo (21 June 1886 – 1 June 1950) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and University. He was the leading goalkicker for Essendon in his only season with the club. As well as playing in the Victorian Football League (VFL), he played for Hawthorn and Richmond in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[1][2] He later captained the Beverley Football Club until he retired at the end of the 1913 season.[3]

Norman Yeo
Personal information
Full name Norman Wyatt Yeo
Date of birth (1886-06-21)21 June 1886
Place of birth Ballarat East, Victoria
Date of death 1 June 1950(1950-06-01) (aged 63)
Place of death Malvern East, Victoria
Original team(s) Wesley College
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1906 Essendon 15 (31)
1909 University 2 (2)
Total 17 (33)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

After his football career, Yeo was a leading figure in the Australian wool industry, being the chief accountant of the Central Wool Committee during World War I and the British Australian Wool Realization Commission which was set up to deal with the disposal of wool stocks when the war ended. He also helped the Government in its operation of the Central Wool Committee during World War II.[4][5]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 916. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "YEO, Norman W." Past Player Profiles. Essendon Football Club. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. "Beverley Football Club". Richmond Australian (2712). Victoria, Australia. 28 March 1914. p. 3.
  4. "Wool Official Dead". Sydney Morning Herald. NLA Australian Newspapers. 3 June 1950. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  5. "Tribute to Mr. N. Yeo". Canberra Times. 3 June 1950.


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