Robert Hay (2 March 1880 – 27 December 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Bob Hay | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Hay | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Ardrossan, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 27 December 1959 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Ormond College | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1899–1901 | Fitzroy | 9 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of Presbyterian cleric George Hay (1843-1928),[1][2] and Elizabeth McKelvie Hay (1847-1926), née McKenzie,[3] Robert Hay was born in Ardrossan, Scotland on 2 March 1880.
His younger brother, John McKenzie Hay (1886–1958), played with Collingwood in the VFL.[4]
He married Alice Anderson Dobie (1889-1944) on 20 December 1912;[5] they had four daughters, Ethel, Jean, Lorna, and Olive.
Education edit
He attended Scotch College, Melbourne. He graduated Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from the University of Melbourne on 11 May 1901.[6]
Death edit
He died in Melbourne on 27 December 1959.[7]
Footnotes edit
- ^ George Hay, M.A., was inducted as the pastor of the Rokewood Presbyterian Church on 7 December 1880: see Presbytery of Ballarat, The Ballarat Star, (Thursday, 2 December 1880), p.3.
- ^ Deaths: Hay, The Argus, (Wednesday, 11 April 1928), p.1; Presbyterian Minister's Death, The Herald, Monday, 9 April 1928), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Hay, The Age, (Thursday, 9 September 1926), p.1.
- ^ GS (2010).
- ^ Marriages: Hay—Dobie, The Argus, (Saturday, 25 January 1913), p.13; Deaths: Hay, The Argus, (Thursday, 30 March 1944), p.2.
- ^ Commencement Day, The Argus, (Monday, 13 May 1901), p.6.
- ^ Deaths: Hay, The Age, (Monday, 28 December 1959), p.9.
References edit
- (GS): Scotch's first 66 VFL/AFL Players, Great Scot, (September 2010), Scotch College, Melbourne.
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 8th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links edit
- Bob Hay's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bob Hay at AustralianFootball.com
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