Gary Holmes (footballer)

Gary William Holmes (2 January 1938 – 25 September 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Gary Holmes
Personal information
Full name Gary William Holmes
Date of birth (1938-01-02)2 January 1938
Date of death 25 September 2020(2020-09-25) (aged 82)
Place of death Myrtleford[1]
Original team(s) Wangaratta
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Position(s) Rover
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1960–61 St Kilda 7 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1961.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Holmes played for Whorouly and King Valley in the Ovens and King Football League, kicking 144 goals between 1966 and 1973.

Holmes was captain-coach of KIng Valley in 1966 and 1967 and was runner up in the 1970 Ovens & King Football League's Baker Medal, then won it in 1971[3] and also his club's 1971 best and fairest when playing with King Valley Football Club.[4]

Homes was a member of King Valley's 1970 Ovens and King Football League premiership team.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Gary Holmes - Obituary". Life Lived. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ "Ovens & King FNL - Baker Medal". O&KFNL. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. ^ "King Valley FNC - Best & Fairest". King Valley FNC. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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