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 four seasons (1961–64), he led 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