Robert Henderson (27 January 1934 – 8 June 2019 ) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Henderson made 137 appearances for Fitzroy, from 1953 to 1962. He coached

Sunshine Sunlight is a portion of the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, in particular infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light. On Earth, sunlight is scattered and filtered through Earth's atmosphere, and is obvious as daylight when th ...

in the Victorian Football Association after leaving Fitzroy. In 1963, his first season, Sunshine went from second last the previous year to the semi-finals. He led Sunshine to the second division grand final in the

1964 VFA season The 1964 Victorian Football Association season was the 83rd season of the top division of the Australian rules football competition, and the fourth season of its second division. The Division 1 premiership was won by the Port Melbourne Football ...

, which they lost to Geelong West. He coached Sunshine for five seasons from 1963 until 1967.Fiddian, Marc (2004); ''The VFA; A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877-1995''; p. 177

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Bob 1934 births 2019 deaths Australian rules footballers from New South Wales Fitzroy Football Club players Sunshine Football Club (VFA) players Sunshine Football Club (VFA) coaches Deniliquin Football Club players