Robert Hickman

Robert John Hickman (26 December 1942 – 2 October 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Robert Hickman
Personal information
Full name Robert John Hickman
Date of birth (1942-12-26)26 December 1942
Place of birth Warragul, Victoria, Australia
Date of death 2 October 2019(2019-10-02) (aged 76)
Place of death Latrobe, Tasmania
Original team(s) Warragul Industrials
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1961–64 Richmond 18 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

In 1965 he moved to Tasmania to play for Latrobe Football Club. He was awarded the Wander Medal for the league's best and fairest player in 1966 and 1967.[2] Hickman died in Latrobe in 2019, aged 76.[3]

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. 392. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Vale Robert 'Bob' Hickman". www.facebook.com. Latrobe Football Club. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  3. "Robert John (Bob) HICKMAN Death Notice". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
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