Robert Hancock | |
Fullname: | Robert Arthur Hancock |
Birth Date: | 22 June 1922 |
Birth Place: | Hobart, Tasmania |
Death Place: | Heidelberg, Victoria |
Originalteam: | St Kilda Colts |
Height: | 168 cm |
Weight: | 67 kg |
Statsend: | 1950 |
Years1: | 1946–1950 |
Club1: | St Kilda |
Games Goals1: | 58 (49) |
Robert Arthur 'Bobby' Hancock (22 June 1922 - 9 February 1973)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the VFL during the late 1940s. A small rover, Hancock served in the Navy before arriving at St Kilda in 1946. He won St Kilda's best and fairest award in 1948 and represented Victoria in 3 interstate matches that year. Hancock also finished equal 6th in the 1948 Brownlow Medal count.