Kevin Delmenico
| Kevin Delmenico | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Kevin Delmenico | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1945 | ||
| Original team(s) | Castlemaine | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1966–70 | Footscray | 65 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Kevin Delmenico (born 18 May 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1966 to 1970.
Football career
[edit]Delmenico played his early football with Castlemaine in the Bendigo Football League, winning the Michelsen Medal for the best and fairest player in the league in 1965.[1] He was recruited by Footscray in 1966, spending five seasons there beside club great Ted Whitten, and playing 65 games. A defender, he kicked the only goal of his career against Geelong his debut season.[2]
Delmenico was captain-coach of Ganmain FC in the South West Football League (New South Wales) in 1971 and 1972.[3] He joined Canberra club Manuka in the ACTAFL in 1973 and played in three successive premierships, the last two as captain-coach.[4] From 1976 to 1980, Delmenico coached Queanbeyan.[5] He coached the ACT at the 1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival.
In 1991 Delmenico was elected unopposed as president of the ACTAFL, succeeding Allan Hird Jr.[1] In 2011 he was inducted into the AFL Canberra Hall of Fame.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Rollings, Barry (12 November 1991). "Delmenico set to head ACTAFL". Canberra Times.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 157. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
- ^ "Ganmain FC History". Swans on Screen. Griffith FNC. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Former Manuka pair cleared to join Q'beyan". The Canberra Times. 26 February 1976. p. 24. Retrieved 5 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Australian Football". The Canberra Times. 10 September 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 5 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Gala Presentation Evening" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
External links
[edit]- Kevin Delmenico's playing statistics from AFL Tables