Rodney Alfred Horrocks (5 March 1934 – 8 July 2023) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Rod Horrocks
Personal information
Full name Rodney Alfred Horrocks
Date of birth (1934-03-05)5 March 1934
Date of death 8 July 2023(2023-07-08) (aged 89)
Original team(s) Myers
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1955–56 Hawthorn 4 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Horrocks took part in national service for the Royal Australian Air Force.[2] He died in July 2023.

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 408. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "Hawthorn's war service". Hawthorn Football Club. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

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