Frank Hanna (footballer born 1924)

For the Carlton player, see Frank Hanna (footballer born 1893).
Frank Hanna
Personal information
Full nameFrank Hanna
Date of birth4 April 1924
Date of death28 November 2010 (aged 86)
Original teamWalwa
Position(s)Ruckman
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1947-49Melbourne30 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1949 season.

Frank Hanna (5 April 1924 – 28 November 2010)[1][2] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]

In 1948 he was badly injured when Jack Dyer strongly bumped him, breaking his collarbone and suffering a concussion. He was carried from the ground on the stretcher and Dyer played the remainder of the game thinking he had killed Hanna.[1][4]

In 1949 he coached the Horsham Football Club before moving to Tasmania in 1950 to coach Yeoman Football Club[5] and then Burnie Football Club from 1951.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Vale past player Frank Hanna".
  2. ↑ "Frank Hanna - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 259. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
  4. ↑ "HANNA AND SIER BADLY INJURED.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 9 August 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "To Coach Yeoman.". Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954) (Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 26 January 1950. p. 18. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Frank Hanna To Coach Burnie Team.". The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) (Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 10 March 1951. p. 35. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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