Herc Vollugi
Herc Vollugi | |||
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![]() Vollugi in 1901 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Hercules Anthony Vollugi | ||
Date of birth | 15 June 1880 | ||
Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 11 October 1960 | (aged 80)||
Place of death | Kew, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | St Patrick's (Carlton) | ||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1901–1906 | Essendon | 70 (5) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1906. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Hercules Anthony Vollugi (15 June 1880 – 11 October 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Vollugi was a wingman in Essendon's 1901 premiership team, which came in his first league season.[1][2] He also played in the 1902 VFL Grand Final, which Essendon lost.[1]
He later served Essendon as a committeeman.[3]
Vollugi was also a first-grade cricketer for East Melbourne, and a golfer. He became secretary of Elsternwick Golf Club.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "AFL Tables: Herc Vollugi". afltables.com.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ "Vollugi, Hercules A." Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Around the Ground". The Australasian: 27. 10 February 1923.
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