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Roy Bent

1900 – 1975

Australian rules footballer

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About Roy Bent

Lived 1900 – 1975. Roy Bent was an australian rules football player.

Roy Edward Kimberley "Alex" Bent (1900 – 7 October 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Norwood Football Club in the South Australian Football Association.

Family The son of Christopher Bent (1863-1916), and Ellen Edith Bent (1868-1951), née Bird, Roy Edward Kimberley Bent was born at Broken Hill, New South Wales in 1900.

He married Muriel Helen Topham (1904-1974) on 15 February 1930.

Football He was the competition's leading goal kicker on four occasions 1921, 1924, 1925 and 1926.

Suspension before 1923 Grand Final In September 1923 Bent was suspended for six matches for throwing the ball at a boundary umpire and "bruising his chest" the boundary umpire had signalled that, as Bent raced down the boundary line towards the goal, the ball was out of bounds; Bent thought otherwise in the match against South Adelaide on 8 September 1923. Upon a vigorous appeal, his suspension was later reduced to three weeks.

On 29 September 1923, on the day of the Grand Final (from which Bent had been suspended), Bent was jokingly awarded a leather medal, by a group called the "Wallaby Club Sympathisers", in remembrance of his suspension.

Death He was killed in a car accident in 1975.

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Important facts

Born
1900, Broken Hill
Birth century
Also known as
Roy Edward Kimberley Bent

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Roy Bent?

Australian rules footballer

When was Roy Bent born?

Roy Bent was born in 1900 in Broken Hill.

When did Roy Bent die?

Roy Bent died on 7 October 1975 in Mount Gambier.

What was Roy Bent's occupation?

Roy Bent was an australian rules football player.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Roy Bent

· Wikidata: Q18641363

· DBpedia: Roy Bent

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