Kevin Bartlett

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**Kevin Bartlett**
Personal Info
Birth	March 6, 1947, Carlton, Victoria
Recruited from	Richmond 4ths
Height/Weight	175cm / 71kg
Playing Career¹
Debut	1965, Richmond vs. St Kilda, at MCG
Team(s)	Richmond (1965-1983) 403 games, 778 goals
Coaching Career¹
Team(s)	Richmond (1988-1991)
¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season
Career Highlights
Richmond Premiership side 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1980 Richmond Captain 1979 Richmond Team of The Century Richmond - Hall of Fame - inducted 2002 Richmond "Immortal" - conferred 2004 Richmond Best & Fairest 1967, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1977 Richmond Leading Goalkicker 1974, 1975, 1977, 1983 Norm Smith Medallist 1980 Captain of state team (Victoria) 1980 AFL Hall of Fame - Legend

For the Australian touring car racing driver, see Kevin Bartlett (race driver).

Kevin Charles Bartlett (born March 6, 1947) is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1965 and 1983 for the Richmond Football Club.

1 Playing career
2 Coaching career
3 Media career
4 References

[edit] Playing career

Bartlett was a rover and goalkicker who was known as 'Hungry' due to his unwillingness to handball. He is known for great evasiveness and stamina, he could win a game off his own boot. A winner of five premierships with Richmond, he also won the Norm Smith Medal in 1980. With 403 games, only Michael Tuck of Hawthorn has played more. Bartlett was renowned for his skill and concentration on the game and was instrumental in many tiger's wins.

[edit] Coaching career

Bartlett was the Tigers coach from 1988-1991. Controversy surrounding his dismissal as coach has left him estranged from the football club although he is still revered among true Tigers fans.

[edit] Media career

Bartlett joined Channel 7 in Melbourne immediately after his playing retirement, appearing regularly on World of Sport and hosting the Junior Supporters Club. He also wrote for the Sun News Pictorial. His media commitments were put on hold during his ill-fated stint as Richmond coach. He has great all-round interest in most sports, and is one of the few ex-Australian football players who has carved out a career commentating on all manner of sports. Currently, he hosts Hungry for Sport, a radio show playing on his nickname of "Hungry", on Melbourne's dedicated aports radio station, SEN 1116. He also commentates on cable-TV for Fox Footy and was the host of the popular nostalgia show Grumpy Old Men on Fox Footy until 2006.

[edit] References

Richmond Football Club Official Site - Hall of Fame
1971 Tiger Year Book - Richmond Football Club

Preceded by Wayne Harmes	Norm Smith Medallist 1980	Succeeded by Bruce Doull

Preceded by Neville Crowe	Richmond Best and Fairest winner 1967-1968	Succeeded by Royce Hart
Preceded by Royce Hart	Richmond Best and Fairest winner 1973-1974	Succeeded by Kevin Morris
Preceded by Kevin Sheedy	Richmond Best and Fairest winner 1977	Succeeded by Geoff Raines