Ricky Spargo

Ricky Spargo (born 21 August 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Ricky Spargo
Personal information
Full name Richard Allan Spargo
Date of birth (1947-08-21) 21 August 1947
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Position(s) Rover / Wing
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1966–71 Footscray 64 (65)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1971.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Like his father Bob senior who had run third in both the 1936 and 1940 Stawell Gift finals, Ricky was also a well performed professional runner, finishing fifth in the 1974 Stawell Gift final.

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 837. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  • Watt, Gary (2008). Stawell Gift Almanac 1st ed. Legacy Books. Page 217.
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