Hec Yeomans

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer

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

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

## War service

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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

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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

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

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Hec Yeomans's playing statistics from AFL Tables