Ian Thorogood
Australian rules footballer and coach
About Ian Thorogood
Lived 1936 – 2019 (aged 82). Ian Thorogood was an Australian australian rules football player and australian rules football coach.
Ian Albert Thorogood (25 August 1936 – 19 March 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played and coached in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Biography Thorogood played for Melbourne, including three premiership teams. In 1963, he went to the Waverley Football Club in the Victorian Football Association, and he coached the club to its sole Division 1 premiership in 1965. He was also responsible for giving the club its nickname, the Panthers. He moved on to become assistant coach of South Melbourne in 1970.
He joined the Carlton Football Club as assistant coach in 1976, but took over the senior coaching position when John Nicholls resigned at the beginning of the season. He coached the club for the 1976 and 1977 seasons.
Thorogood died at age 82 on 19 March 2019.
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Who was Ian Thorogood?
Australian rules footballer and coach (1936-2019)
When was Ian Thorogood born?
Ian Thorogood was born on 25 August 1936.
When did Ian Thorogood die?
Ian Thorogood died on 19 March 2019.
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Ian Thorogood was an australian rules football player and australian rules football coach.
What nationality was Ian Thorogood?
Ian Thorogood was Australian.
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