Keith Schow

Keith Hansen Schow (3 December 1930 – 3 November 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Keith Schow
Personal information
Full name Keith Hansen Schow
Date of birth (1930-12-03)3 December 1930
Date of death 3 November 1988(1988-11-03) (aged 57)
Place of death Huskisson, New South Wales
Original team(s) Queanbeyan Juniors
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1949–50 Queanbeyan
1951–52 Collingwood 1 (0)
1953–55 Queanbeyan-Acton
1956–58 St George
1959–61 Queanbeyan
1962–64 Turner
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Career

Early career

Schow started his career at Queanbeyan, in the Canberra Australian National Football League.[1] He was joint winner of the Mulrooney Medal in 1950, at the age of 19.[2] Also in 1950, Schow represented Canberra at the Brisbane Carnival.[3]

Collingwood years

A defender, Schow joined Collingwood in 1951 but had to wait until the 1952 VFL season to make his league debut, in the club's round 10 win over South Melbourne at Lake Oval.[3][4] During the game he suffered a bruised thigh, which ruled him out of contention for Collingwood's next fixture.[5] He didn't get another chance at senior level and instead played in the seconds for the rest of the season.[6]

Queanbeyan, St George & Turner

From 1953 to 1955, Schow played for Queanbeyan-Acton.[3] He was a member of their 1953 and 1954 premiership sides.[7]

He then played for Sydney club St George from 1956 to 1958, as captain-coach for the last two seasons.[7] While in Sydney, Schow was a New South Wales interstate representative.[7]

In 1959, Schow returned to Queanbeyan, which had split from Acton.[7] He was captain-coach for three years and steered them to a grand final in 1961, which they lost narrowly to Ainslie, by eight points.[8][9]

Schow was playing coach of Turner (now Belconnen) from 1962 to 1964.[3][10]

He died from illness on 3 November 1988.[11]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. "Mulrooney Medal Tie". The Canberra Times. 8 September 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 21 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Keith Schow". Australian Football.com.
  4. "South Melbourne v Collingwood 1952". AFL Tables.
  5. "Other League Training". The Argus. Melbourne. 2 July 1952. p. 9. Retrieved 21 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Defender Key To Hopes". The Argus. Melbourne. 19 August 1952. p. 8. Retrieved 21 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Queanbeyan Confident In Keith Schow". The Canberra Times. 26 March 1959. p. 16. Retrieved 21 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Schow Retained For 3rd Season". The Canberra Times. 10 March 1961. p. 32. Retrieved 21 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Ainslie Win 1961 Title By 8 Points". The Canberra Times. 18 September 1961. p. 16. Retrieved 21 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "Australian Rules". The Canberra Times. 27 April 1962. p. 24. Retrieved 21 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. "Former top Tiger dies". The Canberra Times. 5 November 1988. p. 12. Retrieved 21 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
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