Ron Hoy | |
Fullname: | Ronald Augustine Hoy[1] |
Birth Date: | 13 August 1932 |
Death Place: | Warrnambool, Victoria |
Originalteam: | South Warrnambool |
Height: | 169 cm |
Weight: | 73 kg |
Statsend: | 1955 |
Years1: | 1955 |
Club1: | Hawthorn |
Games Goals1: | 1 (0) |
Ronald Augustine Hoy (13 August 1932 – 15 July 2016) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Hoy spent most of his career at South Warrnambool, but had a stint with Norwood in 1952.[2] He came down to Melbourne and played one VFL game for Hawthorn in 1955, their round 10 win over St Kilda at Glenferrie Oval.[3]
He was the first player in the history of the Hampden Football League to win three Maskell Medals. He took home the award in 1954, 1955 and 1957.[4]
Hoy died at Warrnambool in 2016.[5] [6]