Australian rules footballer
| Ron Simpson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ronald William Simpson | ||
| Date of birth | (1926-04-22)22 April 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Echuca, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 11 August 2016(2016-08-11) (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Bundaberg, Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Cobram | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruck | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1949–53 | Fitzroy | 37 (23) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ronald William Simpson (22 April 1926 – 11 August 2016) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
In 1945 he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force.
Simpson won Tongala's best and fairest award in 1944.
Notes
- "Ronald William Simpson (1926-2016) - Find a Grave". Find a Grave.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 820. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "DVA's Nominal Rolls". nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au. Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- "Best & Fairest Awards". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). The Argus. 18 October 1944. p. 7. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
External links
- Ron Simpson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ron Simpson at AustralianFootball.com
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