Roy Donovan

Roy Donovan
Roy Donovan
Personal information
Full name	Henry Roy Donovan
Date of birth	26 November 1903
Place of birth	Seymour, Victoria
Date of death	18 February 1972 (aged 68)
Place of death	Donvale, Victoria
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1925–1926	Hawthorn
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Henry Roy Donovan (26 November 1903 – 18 February 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Originally playing with Richmond reserves, Donovan transferred to Hawthorn during the 1925 VFL season^[2] and made 9 appearances in two seasons at the club before he was cut from the team.^[3]

He married Ellen Mary O'Connor in 1936 and they lived in Ultima, Victoria before returning to live in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Notes[]

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 30 May 1925. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 25 April 1927. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.

External links[]

Roy Donovan's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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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. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

[2] "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 30 May 1925. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 25 April 1927. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.

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