Ronald 'Ron' Reeves (born 6 December 1938) is a former

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 for Collingwood in the

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during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Reeves was a

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specialist, recruited from East Melbourne. He played for Collingwood's Under-19s before breaking into the seniors and in 1958 became a regular in their defence. That year he was a member of their premiership side and also played in the club's losing Grand Finals of 1960 and 1964.

References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. 1938 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club Premiership players One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1930s-stub