Pat Hickey (footballer)
Patrick Joseph Hickey (3 September 1871 – 4 February 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the early days of the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Pat Hickey | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Patrick Joseph Hickey | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1871 | ||
| Place of birth | Timor, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 4 February 1946 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Werribee, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Cumberland | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half-back | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1895–1896 | Fitzroy (VFA) | 19 (0) | |
| 1897–1901 | Fitzroy | 61 (3) | |
| Total | 80 (3) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
A centre half-back, Hickey played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football Association, winning a premiership in 1895, before being part of the inaugural Fitzroy side in the VFL. He played in their 1898 and 1899 VFL premierships. Aside from being one of the best afield in the 1899 Grand Final, he also won Fitzroy's best and fairest award that year.
His brother, Con, also played with Fitzroy in the VFA and was later an administrator for Fitzroy and the VFL.[2]
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 391. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "These Days of Sport". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 7 September 1935. p. 29.
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