| Hec Yeomans | |
|---|---|
 Yeomans in May 1925 | |
| Born |
17 February 1895 Albert Park, Victoria |
| Died |
11 September 1968 (aged 73) Parkville, Victoria |
| Height | 173 cm |
| Weight | 70 kg |
Hector Richard "Hec" Yeomans, MM (17 February 1895 – 11 September 1968)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Yeomans was born in Albert Park, Melbourne in 1895, the only child of Richard Eli Yeomans and Norah Teresa Cameron. He enlisted to fight in World War I in January 1916[3] and fought in France, receiving the Military Medal for his actions in the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin in September 1918.[4]
Yeomans played two games for St Kilda in the 1920 VFL season before leaving to join Hawthorn, then in the Victorian Football Association.[5] He continued to play for Hawthorn when they joined the VFL in 1925 and was their second highest goal-kicker for the year.
After two years on the sidelines, Yeomans joined Brunswick for the 1928 VFA season,[6] but played only a handful of games. He died in 1968.
References[]
- ↑ "Hec Yeomans - Player Bio". Australian Football. http://australianfootball.com/players/player/hec%2Byeomans/3833. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ↑ "Hector Richard YEOMANS". the AIF Project. https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=334290.
- ↑ "Honours and Awards – Hector Richard Yeomans". Australian War Memorial. http://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1590928/.
- ↑ "SPORTING.". Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 7 May 1921. p. 20. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1754620.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL.". Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 10 May 1928. p. 6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3934519. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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