Heinz Tonn Explained

Heinz Tonn
Fullname:Heinz Gustav Tonn
Birth Date:26 April 1921
Birth Place:Hamburg, Germany
Death Date:[1]
Originalteam:Golden Square
Height:188 cm
Weight:85 kg
Statsend:1947
Years1:1947
Club1:Fitzroy
Games Goals1:6 (2)

Heinz Gustav Tonn (26 April 1921  - 4 April 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] Tonn, who was born in Germany, served with the Australian Army in World War II.[3] A follower, Tonn played six games for Fitzroy in the 1947 VFL season.[4] He returned to his original club, Golden Square, in 1948 and won that year's Bendigo Football League award for the best and fairest player.[5] The following season he was appointed captain-coach of Castlemaine and won the award again, for the second season in succession.

Notes and References

  1. Obituary in the Herald Sun, 7 April 2003
  2. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. Web site: WW2 Nominal Roll. Government of Australia.
  4. Web site: AFL Tables: Heinz Tonn . afltables.com.
  5. The Argus,"H. Tonn Wins Bendigo League Medal", 16 September 1949, p. 18