Hec Yeomans
Yeomans in May 1925
Personal information
Full name Hector Richard Yeomans
Date of birth (1895-02-17)17 February 1895
Place of birth Albert Park, Victoria
Date of death 11 September 1968(1968-09-11) (aged 73)
Place of death Parkville, Victoria
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1920 St Kilda 05 00(8)
1921–1924 Hawthorn (VFA) 72 0(99)
1925 Hawthorn 15 0(16)
Total 92 (123)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Hector Richard "Hec" Yeomans, MM (17 February 1895 – 11 September 1968)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Early life

Yeomans was born in Albert Park, Melbourne, in 1895, the only child of Richard Eli Yeomans and Norah Teresa Cameron.

War service

Yeomans enlisted to fight in World War I in January 1916[3] and fought in France, receiving the Military Medal for his actions in the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin in September 1918.[4]

Football

Yeomans played two senior games for St Kilda in the 1920 VFL season before leaving to join Hawthorn, then in the Victorian Football Association.[5]

He was an immediate success at Hawthorn, establishing himself as one of the leading rovers in the Victorian Football Association at that time.[6] He continued to play for Hawthorn when they joined the VFL in 1925 and was their second highest goal-kicker for the year.

After two years as captain coach of the Tooronga junior side,[7] Yeomans joined Brunswick for the 1928 VFA season,[8] but played only a handful of games.

Death

Hec Yeomans died in 1968 and is buried at Melbourne General Cemetery.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Hec Yeomans – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. ↑ "Hector Richard YEOMANS". the AIF Project.
  4. ↑ "Honours and Awards – Hector Richard Yeomans". Australian War Memorial.
  5. ↑ "SPORTING". The Argus. Melbourne. 7 May 1921. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "From St. Kilda to Hawthorn". The Herald. No. 14, 431. Victoria, Australia. 17 June 1922. p. 6.
  7. ↑ "The Juniors". Sporting Globe. No. 412. Victoria, Australia. 14 July 1926. p. 9.
  8. ↑ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 10 May 1928. p. 6.
  9. ↑ "Hector R Yeomans". Find a Grave.
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