Reg Henderson

Reginald Ernest Henderson (1 December 1910 – 26 November 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Reg Henderson
Personal information
Full name Reginald Ernest Henderson
Date of birth (1910-12-01)1 December 1910
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 26 November 2003(2003-11-26) (aged 92)
Original team(s) Carnegie
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1931–37 Camberwell (VFA) 63 (14)
1937–38 Richmond 28 0(8)
1939–41 Camberwell (VFA) 45 0(6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.
Career highlights

Camberwell B&F

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Henderson was a defender and occasional ruckman who joined Camberwell in 1931 from the Carnegie junior team. After several successful seasons at Camberwell he spent two seasons at Richmond before returning to Camberwell where he finished his career. Altogether he spent spent eight seasons at Camberwell, winning one Best and Fairest award and representing the VFA once.

Henderson later became a prominent Victoria Police Force detective, and was known as “Hawkeye” because of his photographic memory. He was reputed to be able to stand on the steps of Flinders Street Station and arrest wanted criminals after memorising their photographs from the police wanted sheets. After retiring from the Police Force, Reg Henderson took a role as head of security at the Tasmanian Casino.[2]

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 386. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Reg Henderson". Tigerland Archive.
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