Bob Heatley Explained

Bob Heatley
Fullname:Robert Clive Heatley
Birth Date:6 July 1895
Birth Place:Carlton, Victoria
Death Place:Kew, Victoria
Originalteam:Scotch College
Statsend:1914
Years1:1914
Games Goals1:4 (0)

Robert Clive Heatley (6 July 1895  - 22 February 1973)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

After his brief football career Heatley served in France during World War I, being mentioned in despatches for acting "as a runner between Brigade Headquarters and Batteries invariably under heavy enemy shell fire".[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Great Scot. September 2010. Scotch College. 31 August 2014.
  2. Book: Cullen, Barbara . Harder than football : league players at war . 2015 . 158 . 2015 . Richmond, Victoria . Slattery Media Group . 978-0-992379-14-8.