Bob Heatley | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Robert Clive Heatley | ||
Date of birth | 6 July 1895 | ||
Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 22 February 1973 | (aged 77)||
Place of death | Kew, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Scotch College | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1914 | University | 4 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Robert Clive Heatley (6 July 1895 – 22 February 1973)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] After University left the VFL at the end of the 1914 season, he remained with the club when it resumed in the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA) in 1915.[3]
After his brief football career Heatley served in France during World War I, being mentioned in despatches for acting "as a runner between Brigade Headquarters and Batteries invariably under heavy enemy shell fire".[4]