Richard Nixon (footballer)

Australian rules footballer

This article is about the former Richmond player. For the high profile sports agent, see Ricky Nixon.

Australian rules footballer

Richard Nixon

Personal information
Full name|  Richard James Nixon
Date of birth|  (1965-10-29)29 October 1965
Date of death|  31 January 1992(1992-01-31) (aged 26)
Place of death|  Millicent, South Australia
Original team(s)|  Oakleigh
Height|  195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight|  91 kg (201 lb)
Playing career1
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
1984–1985|  Oakleigh (VFA)|  03 (2)
1987–1990|  Richmond|  37 (3)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990.

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Richard James Nixon (29 October 1965 – 31 January 1992) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).[1]

After playing his early football with Oakleigh in the VFA, Nixon came to Richmond where he would be used as a ruckman and utility. He spent four seasons with Richmond and after initially struggling to get games put together 13 appearances in both 1989 and 1990 under coach Kevin Bartlett.

He was captain-coach of the Warrnambool Football Club in 1991.[2]

Nixon died on 31 January 1992, from injuries sustained in a road accident.[2][3] On their way to work on an oil rig, he was one of seven occupants on a van which collided with a truck near Millicent in South Australia.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 659. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. ^ a b c "Driver of fatal van read 0.055: court". The Canberra Times. 22 July 1992. p. 18. Retrieved 23 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.

## External links

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* Richard Nixon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
* Richard Nixon's playing statistics from The VFA Project