Hec Yeomans

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Hec Yeomans
Yeomans in May 1925
Personal information
Full name Hector Richard Yeomans
Date of birth (1895-02-17)17 February 1895
Place of birth Albert Park, Victoria
Date of death 11 September 1968(1968-09-11) (aged 73)
Place of death Parkville, Victoria
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1920 St Kilda 05 00(8)
1921–1924 Hawthorn (VFA) 72 0(99)
1925 Hawthorn 15 0(16)
Total 92 (123)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Hector Richard "Hec" Yeomans, MM (17 February 1895 – 11 September 1968)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Early life[edit]

Yeomans was born in Albert Park, Melbourne, in 1895, the only child of Richard Eli Yeomans and Norah Teresa Cameron.

War service[edit]

Yeomans enlisted to fight in World War I in January 1916[3] and fought in France, receiving the Military Medal for his actions in the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin in September 1918.[4]

Football[edit]

Yeomans played two senior games for St Kilda in the 1920 VFL season before leaving to join Hawthorn, then in the Victorian Football Association.[5]

He was an immediate success at Hawthorn, establishing himself as one of the leading rovers in the Victorian Football Association at that time.[6] He continued to play for Hawthorn when they joined the VFL in 1925 and was their second highest goal-kicker for the year.

After two years as captain coach of the Tooronga junior side,[7] Yeomans joined Brunswick for the 1928 VFA season,[8] but played only a handful of games.

Death[edit]

Hec Yeomans died in 1968 and is buried at Melbourne General Cemetery.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hec Yeomans – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. ^ "Hector Richard YEOMANS". the AIF Project.
  4. ^ "Honours and Awards – Hector Richard Yeomans". Australian War Memorial.
  5. ^ "SPORTING". The Argus. Melbourne. 7 May 1921. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "From St. Kilda to Hawthorn". The Herald. No. 14, 431. Victoria, Australia. 17 June 1922. p. 6.
  7. ^ "The Juniors". Sporting Globe. No. 412. Victoria, Australia. 14 July 1926. p. 9.
  8. ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 10 May 1928. p. 6.
  9. ^ "Hector R Yeomans". Find a Grave.

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