Kelvin David Moore (born 15 August 1950) is a former

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er who played for the

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in the

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(VFL). Moore was one of the best full-backs of his era and played in three Hawthorn premierships during his 300-game career between 1970 and 1984. In 2005, Moore was inducted into the

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. He won the club's

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award in 1979, was named at full-back in the Hawthorn Team of the Twentieth Century and was an inaugural member of the Hawthorn's Hall of Fame. He was considered unlucky by many not to be selected at full-back in the

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. After retiring from the VFL, he played for the Frankston Football Club in the

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(VFA), often as a half-forward. He was later a chairman of selectors for Frankston, St Kilda and Hawthorn, a Hawthorn board member, and an assistant coach for Hawthorn under

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Honours and achievements

Hawthorn * 3× VFL premiership player:

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

* 2× Minor premiership:

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

Individual *

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: 1979 * Peter Crimmins Perpetual Memorial Trophy: 1979 *

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Hall of Fame *

Team of the Century *

life member

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* * 1950 births Frankston Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club Premiership players Hawthorn Football Club administrators Peter Crimmins Medal winners All-Australians (1953–1988) Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees Victorian State of Origin players Living people Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Three-time VFL/AFL Premiership players People from Frankston, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1950s-stub