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Peter Crimmins was a rover for the Hawthorn Football Club in the VFL, playing 176 games and kicking 231 goals from 1966 to 1975. He was an inspirational player and captain from 1974 who wore number 5.
He died of testicular cancer just days after the club's 1976 premiership win. Was an inspiration to the Hawthorn team that year whose illness was used by coach John Kennedy to urge the side to win for the "little fella". The Hawthorn FC Best & Fairest was called the Peter Crimmins Medal named in honour of him.
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1971 Hawthorn Hawks Premiership Players |
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