Ken Carlon

Ken Carlon
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Carlon
Date of birth (1923-10-05)5 October 1923
Place of birth Carlton, Victoria
Date of death 5 January 2004(2004-01-05) (aged 80)
Original team(s) Greensborough[1]
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1949–50 Melbourne 30 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kenneth Carlon (5 October 1923 – 5 January 2004)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]

War Service

Carlon served in the Australian Army during World War II.[4]

Football

After first training with Melbourne in 1946, Carlon made his senior debut in 1949 and played 30 games over two seasons. He was subsequently captain of Melbourne's Reserve side in 1951 and 1952.[5]

In 1953, Carlon was captain / coach of the Rennie Football Club in the Coreen & District Football League.

In 1954, Carlon was appointed as coach of the Cornwall Football Club in Launceston, Tasmania.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ "MELBOURNE STARS BEGIN TRAINING OLD PLAYERS SHOW GOOD FORM". The Argus. Melbourne. 20 March 1946. p. 13. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Ken Carlon – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  4. ^ "World War II Roll: CARLON, Kenneth". Department of Veterans Affairs.
  5. ^ "Ken Carlon". Demonwiki.
  6. ^ "Ken Carlon". The Sporting Globe. 3 February 1954. p. 5 – via Trove Newspapers.
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