Bob Henderson (Australian footballer)

Bob Henderson
Personal information
Full nameBob Henderson
Date of birth27 January 1934
Original teamDeniliquin
Height/Weight183 cm / 80 kg
Position(s)Fullback
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1953, 1955-62Fitzroy137 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1962 season.

Bob Henderson (born 27 January 1934) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Henderson made 137 appearances for Fitzroy, from 1953 to 1962.

He coached Sunshine in the Victorian Football Association after leaving Fitzroy. In 1963, his first season, Sunshine went from second last the previous year to the semi-finals.[2] He led Sunshine to the second division grand final in the 1964 VFA season, which they lost to Geelong West.[3]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 386. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. Fiddian, Marc (2013). The VFA – A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995. Melbourne Sports Books. p. 177.
  3. "Bob Henderson - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 19 March 2015.

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