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The Allan T. Hird Stand was named in his honour at [[Windy Hill]] in Essendon, and he was an inaugural inductee into the club's Hall of Fame, given Legend status, in 1996. |
The Allan T. Hird Stand was named in his honour at [[Windy Hill]] in Essendon, and he was an inaugural inductee into the club's Hall of Fame, given Legend status, in 1996. |
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Hird was the father of [[Allan Hird, Jr.]] who also had a brief playing career with Essendon, |
Hird was the father of [[Allan Hird, Jr.]] who also had a brief playing career with Essendon, and the grandfather of [[James Hird]]. |
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He passed away on May 16, 2007. <ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1924518.htm Essendon legend dies], [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC.net.au]], [[May 16]], [[2007]].</ref> <ref>[http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21741339-11088,00.html Essendon legend dies], [[Herald Sun]], [[May 16]], [[2007]].</ref> |
He passed away on May 16, 2007. <ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1924518.htm Essendon legend dies], [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC.net.au]], [[May 16]], [[2007]].</ref> <ref>[http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21741339-11088,00.html Essendon legend dies], [[Herald Sun]], [[May 16]], [[2007]].</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:33, 17 May 2007
Allan T. Hird, Sr. (born 1918, died May 16, 2007) was an Australian rules football player, coach and executive in the Victorian Football League (now AFL).
VFL playing career
Recruited from Williamstown, Hird joined the Hawthorn Football Club where he made his debut in 1938. He played 14 games for the club before moving to Essendon in 1940. It was at the Bombers he enjoyed his greatest success, playing 102 games from 1940-45 as a pacy flanker, and being a part of the 1942 premiership team.
Hird later spent two years with the St Kilda Football Club as captain-coach, leaving at the end of 1947. After returning to Essendon, Hird was captain-coach of the Essendon reserves team from 1948-54, before retiring from all forms of playing.
Post-playing career
Hird joined Essendon's club committee in 1955-58 and became treasurer for the 1959 and 1960 seasons. He became vice-president in 1965, before holding the position as president of the club from 1969-1975.
The Allan T. Hird Stand was named in his honour at Windy Hill in Essendon, and he was an inaugural inductee into the club's Hall of Fame, given Legend status, in 1996.
Hird was the father of Allan Hird, Jr. who also had a brief playing career with Essendon, and the grandfather of James Hird.
He passed away on May 16, 2007. [1] [2]