Bob Myers (footballer)
| Bob Myers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Henley Myers | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1930 | ||
| Date of death | 18 March 2020 (aged 89) | ||
| Original team(s) | St Kilda Rovers | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1953–54 | St Kilda | 8 (0) | |
| 1961-64 | Sorrento | 70 (117) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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1962 and 1964 leading goal kicker, 1964 premiership | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Robert Henley Myers (29 November 1930 – 18 March 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] Myers arrived at Sorrento FC on the Mornington Peninsula in 1961, aged 30, using his grand mother's sobriquet of Mick. In his 70 matches over 4 seasons (1961-64), he lead the goal kicking twice (53 in 1962 and 64 in 1963) and received a premiership medal once (1964). He also played in the Trobe Valley.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 646. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links[edit]
- Bob Myers's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bob Myers at AustralianFootball.com