Ced Hovey Explained

Ced Hovey
Fullname:Cedric John Hovey
Birth Date:12 July 1918
Birth Place:Buangor, Victoria
Death Place:Geelong, Victoria
Originalteam:Modewarre
Height:177 cm
Weight:76 kg
Statsend:1945
Years1:1945
Club1:Geelong
Games Goals1:10 (0)

Cedric John Hovey (12 July 1918 – 19 February 2014) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

Hovey, who came from Modewarre, was runner-up in the Geelong seconds best and fairest award for the 1944 season.[1] [2] Mostly as a centreman, Hovey made 10 appearances with the senior side in the 1945 VFL season, debuting at the age of 26.[3] [4] He didn't play VFL football in 1946 and instead captained the Geelong seconds.[5]

In 1947 he was cleared to Geelong West, in the Ballarat Football League.[6] At Geelong West, Hovey was a best and fairest winner and captain-coached the club in 1948.[7]

Personal life

Hovey was one of four brothers to play football for Geelong.[8] Most successful of the four was Ron Hovey, who was a member of Geelong's 1951 and 1952 premiership teams.[9] Another, Jim, played 41 league games in the late 1940s.[9] The eldest of the four, Bernard "Bern" Hovey, played for the Geelong seconds, before his death in an RAAF air crash in 1943.[5] [10]

On 19 February 2014, Hovey died at his home in Geelong, aged 95.[11] He was the oldest surviving Geelong player at the time of his death.[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: Geelong. . . Melbourne . 5 September 1938 . 1 November 2014 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Small Crowd at Game. . Melbourne . 11 September 1944 . 1 November 2014 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Web site: AFL Tables – Ced Hovey – Games Played. AFL Tables. 1 November 2014.
  4. Web site: AFL Tables – Essendon v Geelong – Sat, 2-Jun-1945 2:30 PM – Match Stats. AFL Tables. 1 November 2014.
  5. News: Rodda Reported: Gossip From Clubs . . Melbourne . 3 June 1946 . 1 November 2014 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: Football Permits. . Melbourne . 1 May 1947 . 1 November 2014 . 18 . National Library of Australia.
  7. Web site: Geelong West Football Club – History & Honours Board. Roosters.org.au. 1 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141031124042/http://www.roosters.org.au/football/football-honour-board-club-history/geelong-west/. 31 October 2014. dead.
  8. Web site: Oldest Cat sees legacy live on. Lannen. Danny. 5 October 2011. 1 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20111019113601/http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2011/10/05/283751_news.html. 19 October 2011.
  9. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  10. News: Three Killed is R.A.A.F. Crashes. . . Adelaide . 17 March 1943 . 1 November 2014 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  11. Web site: A sad farewell. geelongcats.com.au. 1 November 2014.

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