Des Rowe
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer and coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Des Rowe
| image = Des Rowe 1961.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Des Rowe among the Richmond players in 1961
| fullname = Kenneth Desmond Rowe
| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|11|19|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|5|12|1925|11|19|df=yes}}
| death_place =
| originalteam = Coburg
| height = 182 cm
| weight = 82.5 kg
| position =
| statsend = 1957
| years1 = 1946–1957
| club1 = Richmond
| games_goals1 = 175 (24)
| coachyears1 = 1961–1963
| coachclub1 = Richmond
| coachgames_wins1 = 54 (15–39–0)
| careerhighlights = *Richmond Best and Fairest 1951, 1955
- Richmond Captain 1952–1957
- Interstate Games: 7
- Interstate Captain 1956
- All-Australian 1956
- Richmond – Team of the Century
- Richmond – Hall of Fame – inducted 2004
}}
Kenneth Desmond Rowe (19 November 1925 – 12 May 2007){{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/afl_annual_report_2007.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015015211/http://www.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/afl_annual_report_2007.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 October 2013|title=AFL Annual Report 2007|publisher=Australian Football League|access-date=9 September 2014}} was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1946 and 1957 for the Richmond Football Club. He was later senior coach of Richmond from 1961 to 1963.{{Ref AFL Encyc|10th|771}}
Family
The son of Collingwood player Percy Rowe (1896–1976),{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22898331 |title=LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS OF 1950 — HALF-BACK FLANKERS. |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=1 July 1950 |page=12}} and Catherine Isobel Rowe (1899–1981), née Smith, Kenneth Desmond Rowe was born on 19 November 1925.
Football
After a successful season with Coburg (where his father was the coach) in 1945, Rowe crossed to Richmond where he became one of the finest half backs in the VFL. A regular player for Victoria, Rowe earned All Australian selection at the 1956 Perth carnival. Rowe was made Richmond captain in 1952, a position he held until the end of his senior playing career.
Notes
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References
- Hogan, P: The Tigers of Old: A Complete History of Every Player to Represent the Richmond Football Club between 1908 and 1996, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. {{ISBN|0-646-18748-1}}
External links
- {{AustralianFootball|Des%27Rowe/7472}}
- {{AFL Tables | D/Des_Rowe}}
- [http://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Rowe,_Des.php Des Rowe's playing statistics] from The VFA Project
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070920120912/http://richmondfc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/6301/Default.aspx?newsId=43206 Rowe a true Tiger great – Richmond in mourning]
- [http://www.richmondfc.com.au/club/history/hall-of-fame Richmond Football Club – Hall of Fame] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611212040/http://www.richmondfc.com.au/club/history/hall-of-fame |date=11 June 2017 }}
{{Richmond Football Club captains}}
{{Richmond Football Club coaches}}
{{Richmond Team of The Century}}
{{Jack Dyer Medal}}
{{1953 'Sporting Life' Team of the Year}}
{{1955 'Sporting Life' Team of the Year}}
{{1956 All-Australian team}}
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Category:Coburg Football Club players
Category:Richmond Football Club players
Category:Richmond Football Club coaches
Category:Jack Dyer Medal winners
Category:All-Australians (1953–1988)
Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
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