Ronald Augustine Hoy (13 August 1932 – 15 July 2016) was an
Australian rules footballer who played with
Hawthorn
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Hoy spent most of his career at
South Warrnambool, but had a stint with
Norwood in 1952. He came down to Melbourne and played one VFL game for Hawthorn in 1955, their round 10 win over
St Kilda at
Glenferrie Oval
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It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...
.
He was the first player in the history of the
Hampden Football League
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The league is a major country ...
to win three Maskell Medals. He took home the award in 1954, 1955 and 1957.
Hoy died at Warrnambool in 2016.
References
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1932 births
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Hawthorn Football Club players
Norwood Football Club players
South Warrnambool Football Club players
2016 deaths