Ronald Victor Black (10 May 1908 – 3 October 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Ron Black | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ronald Victor Black | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Box Hill, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 3 October 1983 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Box Hill Churches | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1927, 1929 | Hawthorn | 17 (0) | |
| 1930 | Camberwell (VFA) | 16 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life edit
The son of Henry John Black (1862-1936) and Jane Ann Black (1869-1943), nee Armstrong, Ronald Victor Black was born at Box Hill in Victoria on 10 May 1908.
He was educated at Box Hill Grammar School.[2]
Football edit
In the Round 18 match against Richmond in 1927 at Punt Road, Black broke his leg when he collided with the boundary fence and missed the 1928 VFL football season while recovering from the fracture.[2][3][4]
Black played with Camberwell Football Club in 1930.[2][5]
Black won the 1932 and 1935 Ovens and King Football League's best and fairest award, the Charles Butler Medal, when playing for the Whorouly Football Club. He was also runner up in the same award in 1936.[6]
Cricket edit
Black played for Whorouly Cricket Club in the Myrtleford & District Cricket Association and made 113 in February, 1934.[7]
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ a b c A H De Lacy (31 May 1930). "1930 - Black's play affected by injury". Trove Newspapers. Sporting Globe. p. 6. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "1927 - Gossip of the game". Trove Newspapers. The Herald. 16 September 1927. p. 15. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "1927 - Hawthorn back breaks leg". Trove Newspapers. Sporting Globe. 10 September 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Ron Black". The VFA Project.
- ^ "1935 - O&KFL - Best & Fairest Award". Ovens & King FNL. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "1934 - Remarkable Bowling Averages In Country Cricket; Batting Gem of 202". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956). 5 February 1934. p. 23. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
External links edit
- Ron Black's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ron Black at AustralianFootball.com
- 1929 - Hawthorn FC - team photo
- Coming of Age: Ron Black
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