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Cec Hammer

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Cec Hammer
Personal information
Date of birth (1926-06-24)24 June 1926
Date of death 1 April 2013(2013-04-01) (aged 86)
Original team(s) Newtown & Chilwell
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1945 Geelong 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Cec Hammer (24 June 1926 – 1 April 2013)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Hammer made two appearances for Geelong in the 1945 VFL season, against Carlton at Kardinia Park in round eight and St Kilda at Junction Oval in round nine.[2] He previously played under-18s at Newtown & Chilwell.[3]

A half back flanker, Hammer played in the Tasmanian Football League for North Hobart in 1948 and 1949.[4] He then joined Sandy Bay and in 1952 was a member of their premiership team.[4][5] In 1953, Hammer represented Tasmania at the Adelaide Carnival.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Cec Hammer - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Cec Hammer". AFL Tables.
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  4. ^ a b c The Mercury, "Hammer's 50th Consecutive Game For Club", 13 August 1954, p. 21
  5. ^ The Mercury, "Sandy Bay's Splendid Victory For League Title", 29 September 1952, p. 16