Reg Garvin

Reg Garvin (19 September 1912 – 1 December 1994)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the VFL.

Reg Garvin
Personal information
Date of birth 19 September 1912
Date of death 1 December 1994(1994-12-01) (aged 82)
Original team(s) Newtown
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1937–1946 St Kilda 130 (33)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1942–1943 St Kilda 24 (7–16–1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Originally from Newtown in NSW, Garvin had already represented his state at interstate football by the time he arrived at St Kilda. A follower, he finished equal 4th in the 1941 Brownlow Medal and won the first of his two St Kilda best and fairest awards, the other coming in 1944. For the 1942 and 1943 seasons Garvin was captain-coach. After leaving St Kilda in 1946 he joined Prahran in the VFA where he finished his career.

References

  1. "Reg Garvin - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 December 2014.


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