Allan Hird, Jr.
| Allan Hird | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Allan Hird, Jr. | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1946 | ||
| Original team(s) | Stawell | ||
| Height / weight | 183 cm / 73 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1966–1967 | Essendon | 4 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1967. | |||
Allan Hird, Jr. (born 30 March 1946) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Hird joined Essendon in 1964, from Stawell, but didn't make his debut until 1966 when he came on as the 20th man in the final quarter of a game against St Kilda.[1] He played his football as a centreman and played two more games that year but made just one more appearance, in the 1967 VFL season.[2] During his time at the club, his father Allan Hird senior was an Essendon committeeman.
After a season with Heidelberg, Hird moved to Canberra, serving as captain-coach of Eastlake from 1969 to 1971.[3]
He settled in Canberra, where he worked in the ACT Public Service. He remained involved in local football and from 1989 to 1991 was president of AFL Canberra.
His son, James Hird, also played for and coached Essendon.[4]
References
- ↑ The Age,"Essendon Selects Noonan As Half-forward", 17 June 1966, p. 12
- ↑ AFL Tables: Allan Hird
- ↑ "Allan Hird biography". Essendon Football Club official website.
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
External links
- Allan Hird, Jr.'s statistics from AFL Tables