Ernie Hug
Ernie Hug (4 March 1944 – 17 June 1978) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Ernie Hug | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ernie Hug | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1944 | ||
| Date of death | 17 June 1978 (aged 34) | ||
| Place of death | Heyfield, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | St Pat's | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruck / Defence | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1963–65, 1967–70 | Collingwood | 59 (5) | |
| 1971 | South Melbourne | 15 (0) | |
| Total | 74 (5) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1971. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
His son, Ernie, Jr. was drafted to Collingwood under the father-son rule in 1989, but never played senior football for Collingwood. He was later drafted by Sydney and then Hawthorn, but never made his AFL debut. His other son Peter, died in 1999 from injuries sustained during a football match.[2]
He died in 1978 after an tractor accident on his cattle farm in Heyfield, Victoria.[3]
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 415. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Daffey, Paul (22 November 2003). "A bitter draft, without a debut".
- "Football Loses Four Identities". Football Record (Round 12): 13. 24 June 1978.
External links
- Ernie Hug's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Profile at Collingwood Forever
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