Ron Simpson (Australian footballer)

Ronald William Simpson (22 April 1926 – 11 August 2016[1]) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [2]

Ron Simpson
Personal information
Full name Ronald William Simpson
Date of birth (1926-04-22)22 April 1926
Date of death 11 August 2016(2016-08-11) (aged 90)
Original team(s) Cobram
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Ruck
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1949–53 Fitzroy 37 (23)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

In 1945 he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force.[3]

Simpson won Tongala's best and fairest award in 1944.[4]

Notes
  1. "Ronald William Simpson (1926-2016) - Find a Grave". Find a Grave.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 820. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. "DVA's Nominal Rolls". nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au. Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. "Best & Fairest Awards". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). The Argus. 18 October 1944. p. 7. Retrieved 23 May 2021.



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