Ron Martin (footballer)

Ron Martin
Ron Martin
Personal information
Full name	Ronald Hampton Douglas Martin
Date of birth	14 September 1904
Place of birth	Subiaco, Western Australia
Date of death	25 June 1984 (aged 79)
Place of death	South Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s)	Rochester,
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1930	South Melbourne
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ronald Hampton Douglas Martin (14 September 1904 – 25 June 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Martin was recruited from South Melbourne Districts via in Gippsland, where he coached in 1929 and debuted for South Melbourne in round nine against Geelong in 1930.^[2]

Martin coached Rochester in 1928.^[3]

Notes[]

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 555. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ "1930 - South Melbourne Weakened". The Age. 27 June 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
^ "1929 - Football in Gippsland". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 8 June 1928. p. 5. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

External links[]

Ron Martin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Ron Martin at AustralianFootball.com

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[encyc-1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 555. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

[2] "1930 - South Melbourne Weakened". The Age. 27 June 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

[3] "1929 - Football in Gippsland". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 8 June 1928. p. 5. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

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