Ron Larking
| Ron Larking | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ronald G. Larking | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1890 | ||
| Date of death | 1 May 1918 (aged 27) | ||
| Place of death | Neuve-Église, France[1] | ||
| Original team | Melbourne Grammar | ||
| Position(s) | Full-forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909 | University | 1 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1909 season. | |||
Ron Larking was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League. His only VFL game was as a full-forward against Fitzroy Football Club in the last game of the 1909 season. He enlisted in World War I, and became a Despatch rider. He was awarded a Military Cross and Bar for bravery, but was killed in a motorcycling accident in 1918.
See also
- List of Victorian Football League players who died in active service
Footnotes
- ↑ Main, J. & Allen, D., "Larking, Ronald MC and Bar", pp.98-100 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen — The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. AFL Statistics: Ron Larking
Sources
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Ron Larking's statistics from AFL Tables