Herc Vollugi Explained

Herc Vollugi
Fullname:Hercules Anthony Vollugi
Birth Date:15 June 1880
Birth Place:Carlton, Victoria
Death Place:Kew, Victoria
Originalteam:St Patrick's (Carlton)
Height:170 cm
Weight:71 kg
Statsend:1906
Years1:1901–1906
Club1:Essendon
Games Goals1:70 (5)
Careerhighlights:

1901

Hercules Anthony Vollugi (15 June 1880 – 11 October 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Vollugi was a wingman in Essendon's 1901 premiership team, which came in his first league season.[1] [2] He also played in the 1902 VFL Grand Final, which Essendon lost.[1]

He later served Essendon as a committeeman.[3]

Vollugi was also a first-grade cricketer for East Melbourne, and a golfer. He became secretary of Elsternwick Golf Club.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFL Tables: Herc Vollugi . afltables.com.
  2. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. Web site: Vollugi, Hercules A. . Essendon Football Club official website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326083111/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=925 . 26 March 2012 . dmy-all .
  4. Around the Ground . The Australasian . 10 February 1923 . 27 .