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Roy Simmonds

1928 – 2008

Australian rules footballer and coach

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Lived 1928 – 2008 (aged 79). Roy Simmonds was an australian rules football player and australian rules football coach.

Roy Alexander Simmonds (29 December 1928 – 9 August 2008) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1950s.

Simmonds was used all around the ground by Hawthorn, most often though on the half back flank. His finest season came in 1956 where he won Hawthorn's best and fairest and finished equal fourth in the Brownlow Medal count. He represented Victoria at the 1956 Perth interstate football carnival.

His career ended when he was controversially omitted from the 1961 Grand Final.

Simmonds coached Hawthorn for one game in 1973 as regular coach John Kennedy was coaching the Victorian State team.

In 2003 he was chosen on the interchange bench in Hawthorn's official 'Team of the Century'.

He worked as a grounds maintenance worker at East Doncaster Secondary in his later life, for a total of fourteen years. On 9 August 2008, Simmonds died from cancer.

Honours and achievements Individual Hawthorn best and fairest: 1956 Hawthorn life member Hawthorn Team of the Century

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Who was Roy Simmonds?

Australian rules footballer and coach (1928-2008)

When was Roy Simmonds born?

Roy Simmonds was born on 29 December 1928.

When did Roy Simmonds die?

Roy Simmonds died on 9 August 2008 in Melbourne.

What was Roy Simmonds's occupation?

Roy Simmonds was an australian rules football player and australian rules football coach.

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· Wikipedia: Roy Simmonds

· Wikidata: Q7373362

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