Ken Hands Explained
Ken Hands |
Birth Date: | 26 October 1926 |
Originalteam: | North Geelong |
Debutdate: | Round 5, 1945 |
Debutteam: | Carlton |
Debutopponent: | St Kilda |
Debutstadium: | Princes Park |
Height: | 185 cm |
Weight: | 85 kg |
Statsend: | 1957 |
Years1: | 1945–1957 |
Club1: | Carlton |
Games Goals1: | 211 (188) |
Coachyears1: | 1959–1964 |
Coachclub1: | Carlton |
Coachgames Wins1: | 114 (60–51–3) |
Careerhighlights: | - Carlton Premiers 1945, 1947
- Carlton Best & Fairest 1953
- Victorian Representative: 12 times. 1953, 54, 57.
- Captain/Coach Victoria 1954 & 1957
- Carlton Captain 1952–1957
- Carlton Coach 1959–1964 (Runners up 1962)
- Carlton Team of the Century 2001 (Deputy Vice Captain)
- AFL Life Member 2001
- Official Carlton Legend (10th)2006
- AFL Hall of Fame 2009
- AFL Life Member
- Named Carlton's 11th Greatest Player in the 150th Year Celebrations 2014.
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Ken Hands (26 October 1926 – 22 December 2017) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] After the death of teammate Alex Way on 7 November 2014, Hands became the last surviving member of Carlton's 1945 Premiership team, and was also the last surviving member of their 1947 Premiership team.[2] On 22 December 2017, Hands died at the age of 91.[3]
References
- Ken Hands at Blueseum
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Notes and References
- Web site: Kotton. Howard. Last member of Blues' 'Bloodbath' flag dead at 91. Australian Football League. 23 December 2017. 23 December 2017.
- Web site: De Bolfo. Tony. "Bloodbath" Blue dies... and then there was one. Carlton Football Club. Australian Football League. 10 November 2014.
- Web site: Blues morn loss of Hands. Carlton Football Club. 23 December 2017.