Gordon Hellwig
Personal information
Full name Gordon Hellwig
Date of birth (1901-02-05)5 February 1901
Date of death 24 May 1964(1964-05-24) (aged 63)
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Half-forward / centre half-back
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1925–28 Fitzroy 51 (28)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gordon Hellwig (5 February 1901 – 24 May 1964) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

He transferred to Williamstown in the VFA in 1929 and played 60 games and kicked 51 goals up until he injured his knee in a charity match against the VFL in June 1932 and never played again. He was captain-coach for part of the 1931 VFA season.[2] and was captain in 1932 until he injured his knee.[3]

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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. 385. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Helwig for Williamstown". The Argus. Melbourne. 7 April 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 21 March 2015 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "'Town again defeated". Williamstown Chronicle. Victoria. 27 June 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 21 March 2015 via National Library of Australia.


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