Ken Aplin

Kenneth "Ken" Aplin (1918 – 25 February 2004) was a leading field umpire in the SANFL between 1939 and 1954.

Aplin umpired a total of 291 SANFL matches, including 10 Grand Finals. He was the regular 'independent' umpire in the Western Australia vs Victoria matches.

Aplin was the SANFL umpires' coach between 1955 and 1957. He also umpired in the South Australian amateur competition.

After retiring as an umpire, he was a football commentator on Adelaide radio for 18 years, and also a television football panellist.

He was inducted in the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

On 16 January 2001, Aplin was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for service to the SANFL and Australian Football in South Australia.^[1]

References

^ "Kenneth Aplin". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=969954&search_type=advanced&showInd=true. Retrieved 3 January 2012.

Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 140. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X.
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Name	Aplin, Ken
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Short description	Australian football umpire and commentator
Date of birth	1918
Place of birth
Date of death	25 February 2004
Place of death