Kevin Hevey
| Kevin Hevey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Kevin Hevey | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Malvern, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 16 October 2021 (aged 98) | ||
| Place of death | Montrose, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Tooronga Football Club | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1946–47 | Hawthorn | 5 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
James Kevin Hevey (30 April 1923 – 16 October 2021) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit]The son of Augustine Lawrence Michael Hevey (1884-1970),[2] and Margaret Jean Hevey (1885-1984), née Sinclair,[3] James Kevin Hevey was born at Malvern, Victoria on 5 April 1923.
He married Joyce Isabelle Reid (1928-2011) in 1950.
Football
[edit]Hawthorn (VFL)
[edit]Recruited from the Tooronga Football Club in 1941,[4][5][6] he began his career at Hawthorn playing in the Second XVIII.[7]
He returned to Hawthorn after his military service.[8]
Camberwell (VFA)
[edit]In 1949, along with his Hawthorn team-mate Bob Milgate, Hevey transferred to Camberwell in the VFA.
Military service
[edit]Hevey served as a member of the 24th Battalion (Australia) in World War II.[9][10]
Death
[edit]Hevey died at Montrose, Victoria on 16 October 2021, at the age of 98. At the time of his death, Hevey was noted as being the oldest former Hawthorn player.[11]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.390.
- ^ Deaths: Hevey, The Age, (Tuesday, 31 March 1970), p.15.
- ^ Marriages: Hevey—Sinclair, The Age, (Saturday, 16 December 1911), p.5.
- ^ Recruits Shine at Hawthorn, The Argus, (Wednesday, 2 April 1941), p.12.
- ^ Taylor, Percy, "Football To-day: J. King for Hawthorn Team", The Argus, (Saturday, 12 April 1941), p.16.
- ^ League Final Lists: Hawthorn, The Argus, (Monday, 21 April 1941), p.9.
- ^ League Seconds, The Argus, (Friday, 2 May 1941), p.10.
- ^ "Playing his first game with Hawthorn's seconds [on 4 May 1946], Hevey, 6ft. 2in., 14 stone, created such an impression as a centre half-back that soon he may win promotion to the firsts" (Snapshots from the Grounds, The Age, (Monday, 6 May 1946), p.6).
- ^ Cullen (2015), p.344.
- ^ Nominal Roll.
- ^ Haby, (2021).
References
[edit]- Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than Football: League Players at War. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
- Haby, Peter (2013), "Old Hawthorn families visit Museum", hawthornfc.com.au, 1 May 2013.
- Haby, Peter (2021), "The Club loses its Oldest Hawk", hawthornfc.com.au, 22 October 2021.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Private James Kevin Hevey (VX143539), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B883, VX143539: World War Two Service Record: Private James Kevin Hevey (VX143539), National Archives of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Kevin Hevey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Kevin Hevey at AustralianFootball.com
- Kevin Hevey, at The VFA Project.