Bob Hammond
Bob Hammond | |||
---|---|---|---|
Personal information | |||
Full name | Robert Allen Hammond | ||
Date of birth | 16 February 1942 | ||
Place of birth |
Perth, Western Australia | ||
Date of death | 30 May 2020 | (aged 78)||
Place of death |
Adelaide, South Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Kilburn | ||
Position(s) | Key defender | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1960–1973 | North Adelaide | 234 (69) | |
1974 | Norwood | 14 (0) | |
Total | 248 (68) | ||
Coaching career | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1974-1979 | Norwood | 141 (89–52–0) | |
1984 | Sydney Swans | 8 (3–5–0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1974. | |||
Career highlights | |||
| |||
Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Robert Allen Hammond
Hammond played his early football at Kilburn before being recruited to North Adelaide. He took a while to break into the senior side but when he did in 1960 he was a member of their premiership team. A key defender, he also participated in North Adelaide's premiership years of 1971/72 and played in the club's 1972 Championship of Australia win.
While at North Adelaide he represented South Australia at an interstate level in a win over Victoria in 1963, one of eight times that he would appear for his state.
Norwood lured Hammond to their club in 1974 as captain-coach and he went on to have success. After retiring as a player at the end of his initial season, Hammond steered them to premierships in 1975 and 1978.
His coaching career continued at the interstate level and he was in charge of the South Australian team which defeated Victoria for the first time at
From 1991 to 2000, Hammond served as the chairman of the Adelaide Football Club, a tenure during which they won two premierships.
In 2001 he was named as a
References
- ^ "Vale Bob Hammond: AFL in mourning for giant of SA football". afl.com.au. 31 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Bob Hammond". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ Growden, Greg (11 September 1984). "Hammond Quits the Swans". The Age. p. 46.
- ^ "HAMMOND, Robert Allen". Australian Government - Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
External links
- Bob Hammond at AustralianFootball.com