Kevin Hevey Explained

Kevin Hevey
Fullname:	James Kevin Hevey
Birth Date:	30 April 1923
Birth Place:	Malvern, Victoria
Death Place:	Montrose, Victoria
Originalteam:	Tooronga Football Club
Height:	180 cm
Weight:	80 kg
Statsend:	1947
Years1:	1946–47
Games Goals1:	5 (0)

James Kevin Hevey (30 April 1923 – 16 October 2021) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of Augustine Lawrence Michael Hevey (1884-1970),^[2] and Margaret Jean Hevey (1885-1984), née Sinclair,^[3] James Kevin Hevey was born at Malvern, Victoria on 5 April 1923.

He married Joyce Isabelle Reid (1928-2011) in 1950.

Football

Hawthorn (VFL)

Recruited from the Tooronga Football Club in 1941,^{[4] [5] [6]} he began his career at Hawthorn playing in the Second XVIII.^[7]

He returned to Hawthorn after his military service.^[8]

Camberwell (VFA)

In 1949, along with his Hawthorn team-mate Bob Milgate, Hevey transferred to Camberwell in the VFA.

Military service

Hevey served as a member of the 24th Battalion (Australia) in World War II.^{[9] [10]}

Death

Hevey died at Montrose, Victoria on 16 October 2021, at the age of 98. At the time of his death, Hevey was noted as being the oldest former Hawthorn player.^[11]

References

• Book: Cullen, Barbara . Harder than Football: League Players at War . 2015 . Richmond, Victoria . Slattery Media Group . 978-0-992379-14-8.
• Haby, Peter (2013), "Old Hawthorn families visit Museum", hawthornfc.com.au, 1 May 2013.
• Haby, Peter (2021), "The Club loses its Oldest Hawk", hawthornfc.com.au, 22 October 2021.
• Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
• World War Two Nominal Roll: Private James Kevin Hevey (VX143539), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
• B883, VX143539: World War Two Service Record: Private James Kevin Hevey (VX143539), National Archives of Australia.

External links

• • • Kevin Hevey, at The VFA Project.

Notes and References

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.390.
2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NO5XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zpADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7286%2C6249576 Deaths: Hevey, The Age, (Tuesday, 31 March 1970), p.15.
3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197385941 Marriages: Hevey—Sinclair, The Age, (Saturday, 16 December 1911), p.5.
4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8186066 Recruits Shine at Hawthorn, The Argus, (Wednesday, 2 April 1941), p.12.
5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8160737 Taylor, Percy, "Football To-day: J. King for Hawthorn Team", The Argus, (Saturday, 12 April 1941), p.16.
6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8154835 League Final Lists: Hawthorn, The Argus, (Monday, 21 April 1941), p.9.
7. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8170738 League Seconds, The Argus, (Friday, 2 May 1941), p.10.
8. "Playing his first game with Hawthorn's seconds [on 4 May 1946], Hevey, 6ft. 2in., 14 stone, created such an impression as a centre half-back that soon he may win promotion to the firsts" (Snapshots from the Grounds, The Age, (Monday, 6 May 1946), p.6).
9. Cullen (2015), p.344.
10. Nominal Roll.
11. Haby, (2021).