Roy Donovan

Henry Roy Donovan (26 November 1903 – 18 February 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Roy Donovan
Personal information
Full name Henry Roy Donovan
Date of birth (1903-11-26)26 November 1903
Place of birth Seymour, Victoria
Date of death 18 February 1972(1972-02-18) (aged 68)
Place of death Donvale, Victoria
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1925–1926 Hawthorn 9 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Originally playing with Richmond reserves, Donovan transferred to Hawthorn during the 1925 VFL season[2] and made 9 appearances in two seasons at the club before he was cut from the team.[3]

He married Ellen Mary O'Connor in 1936 and they lived in Ultima, Victoria before returning to live in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 30 May 1925. p. 20.
  3. "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 25 April 1927. p. 7.
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