Ron Martin (footballer)

Ron Martin
Personal information
Full name Ronald Hampton Douglas Martin
Born (1904-09-14)14 September 1904
Subiaco, Western Australia
Died 25 June 1984(1984-06-25) (aged 79)
South Melbourne, Victoria
Original teams Rochester, Stratford
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1930 South Melbourne 4 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ronald Hampton Douglas Martin (14 September 1904 – 25 June 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Martin was recruited from South Melbourne Districts via Stratford in Gippsland, where he coached in 1929 and debuted for South Melbourne in round nine against Geelong in 1930.[2]

Martin coached Rochester in 1928.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 555. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "1930 - South Melbourne Weakened". The Age. 27 June 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. ^ "1929 - Football in Gippsland". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 8 June 1928. p. 5. Retrieved 30 April 2021.