Rob Dickson

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Rob Dickson
Personal information
Full nameRobert Dickson
Date of birth(1963-11-14)14 November 1963
Place of birthAustralia
Date of death11 April 2009(2009-04-11) (aged 45)
Place of deathSouth Africa
Playing career
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1988–1990
1991		Hawthorn
Brisbane Bears		17 (12)
02 0(0)

Robert Dickson (14 November 1963 – 11 April 2009) was an Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL, a film director, and the winner of reality show Australian Survivor. He attended St Pauls College, Traralgon, in Victoria, Australia.

Football career

Dickson made his VFL debut with the Hawthorn Football Club in 1988 after being recruited from Morwell, Victoria. He was a fringe player for the Hawks who played in the midfield (at 180 cm and 75 kg), and spent a lot of time in the reserves side. He was selected as an emergency for the 1989 VFL Grand Final. He went on to play 17 games (kicking 12 goals) for Hawthorn in 3 seasons from 1988-1990. He then moved to the Brisbane Bears where he played for one season, in 1991. He played in the 1991 reserves premiership side for Brisbane (coached by Rodney Eade).

Media career

In 2001 Dickson competed in the Australian reality TV show, Australian Survivor, where he made the final two against Sciona Browne, and won with a 5-2 vote.

Following his football career Dickson became a film director, directing the television documentaries The Passion to Play, Shane Crawford Exposed and The Essence of The Game, which was commissioned by the AFL to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Australian rules in 2009.[1]

Death

Dickson, 45 and his 5 year old son Byron died in a car accident whilst on holiday in South Africa on 11 April 2009. Rob's oldest son Gabriel, 8, died on 15 April 2009 in the Unitas Hospital due to injuries sustained in the crash.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Knox, David (11 April 2009). "Vale: Robert Dickson". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 April 2009. 
  2. ↑ "Former AFL player, Survivor winner dies". 11 April 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2009. 
  3. ↑ Reilly, Tom (12 April 2009). "Footy loses some of its essence in fatal road crash". Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. 

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