Ron Durham

Ron Durham (11 June 1921 – 25 June 1961)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL in between 1943 and 1944 and then from 1946 to 1948 for the Richmond Football Club. He played at Full back, won the club's best and fairest in 1943, and played in the 1947 finals series. His career was cut short by a serious knee injury.

Ron Durham
Personal information
Date of birth (1921-06-11)11 June 1921
Date of death 25 June 1961(1961-06-25) (aged 40)
Original team(s) Ivanhoe Grammar/Bacchus Marsh
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 85.5 kg (188 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1943–1948 Richmond 59 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Death

Ron Durham died while using an electric drill to install a heating plant in a greenhouse at his property in Bacchus Marsh. He received an electric shock and was found unconscious. He was taken to the local hospital but was unresponsive. Doctors decided to transfer him to the larger Footscray District Hospital. He died in an ambulance whilst being transferred.[2]

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References
  1. "Ron Durham - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. The Age. page 1, 26 June 1961
  • Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996


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