Bob Myers (footballer) explained

Bob Myers
Fullname:Robert Henley Myers
Birth Date:29 November 1930
Originalteam:St Kilda Rovers
Height:180 cm
Weight:76 kg
Statsend:1954
Years1:1953–54
Games Goals1:8 (0)
Club2:Sorrento
Years2:1961-64
Games Goals2:70 (117)
Careerhighlights:1962 and 1964 leading goal kicker, 1964 premiership

Robert Henley Myers (29 November 1930 – 18 March 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] Myers arrived at Sorrento FC on the Mornington Peninsula in 1961, aged 30, using his grand mother's sobriquet of Mick. In his 70 matches over 4 seasons (1961-64), he lead the goal kicking twice (53 in 1962 and 64 in 1963) and received a premiership medal once (1964). He also played in the Trobe Valley.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 646.