Allan Hopkins
Allan Hopkins (24 May 1904 – 2 July 2001) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League. He started off his career with Footscray Football Club before they joined the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1925. He had played in the club's 1923 and 1924 premiership sides in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Allan Arthur Hopkins | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 2 July 2001 (aged 97) | ||
| Place of death | Yarrawonga, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Footscray (VFA) | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1925–1934 | Footscray | 151 (205) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1930 | Footscray | 18 (4–14–0) | |
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| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
A brilliant centreman, he was awarded the Brownlow Medal retrospectively in 1989 for the 1930 season while playing with the Footscray Bulldogs, and won the Bulldogs' best and fairest in 1931.
He went on to win the VFA premiership with Yarraville Football Club in 1935 as captain-coach.
References
- Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 77. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X.
External links
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