Keith Schow
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Keith Schow
| image =
| fullname = Keith Hansen Schow
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|12|3|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|1988|11|3|1930|12|3|df=yes}}
| death_place = Huskisson, New South Wales
| originalteam = Queanbeyan Juniors
| height = 180 cm
| weight = 76 kg
| position =
| club1 = Queanbeyan
| years1 = 1949–50
| games_goals1 =
| club2 = Collingwood
| years2 = 1951–52
| games_goals2 = 1 (0)
| club3 = Queanbeyan-Acton
| years3 = 1953–55
| games_goals3 =
| club4 = St George
| years4 = 1956–58
| games_goals4 =
| club5 = Queanbeyan
| years5 = 1959–61
| games_goals5 =
| club6 = Turner
| years6 = 1962–64
| games_goals6 =
| statsend = 1964
| careerhighlights = *1950 Mulrooney Medal
- 1953 & 1954 premierships (Queanbeyan-Acton)
}}
Keith Hansen Schow (3 December 1930 – 3 November 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Career
=Early career=
Schow started his career at Queanbeyan, in the Canberra Australian National Football League.{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}} He was joint winner of the Mulrooney Medal in 1950, at the age of 19.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2797513 |title=Mulrooney Medal Tie|newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=8 September 1950 |accessdate=21 April 2014 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}} Also in 1950, Schow represented Canberra at the Brisbane Carnival.{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/Keith%2BSchow/8129| title=Keith Schow| publisher=Australian Football.com}}
=Collingwood years=
A defender, Schow joined Collingwood in 1951 but had to wait until the 1952 VFL season to make his league debut, in the club's round 10 win over South Melbourne at Lake Oval.{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1952/041619520628.html| title=South Melbourne v Collingwood 1952| publisher=AFL Tables}} During the game he suffered a bruised thigh, which ruled him out of contention for Collingwood's next fixture.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23179575 |title=Other League Training|newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne|date=2 July 1952 |accessdate=21 April 2014 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}} He didn't get another chance at senior level and instead played in the seconds for the rest of the season.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23177408 |title=Defender Key To Hopes|newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne|date=19 August 1952 |accessdate=21 April 2014 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}
=Queanbeyan, St George & Turner=
From 1953 to 1955, Schow played for Queanbeyan-Acton. He was a member of their 1953 and 1954 premiership sides.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128811631 |title=Queanbeyan Confident In Keith Schow|newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=26 March 1959 |accessdate=21 April 2014 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}
He then played for Sydney club St George from 1956 to 1958, as captain-coach for the last two seasons. While in Sydney, Schow was a New South Wales interstate representative.
In 1959, Schow returned to Queanbeyan, which had split from Acton. He was captain-coach for three years and steered them to a grand final in 1961, which they lost narrowly to Ainslie, by eight points.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103115787 |title=Schow Retained For 3rd Season|newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=10 March 1961 |accessdate=21 April 2014 |page=32 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103087869 |title=Ainslie Win 1961 Title By 8 Points|newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=18 September 1961 |accessdate=21 April 2014 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Schow was playing coach of Turner (now Belconnen) from 1962 to 1964.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104305475 |title=Australian Rules|newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=27 April 1962 |accessdate=21 April 2014 |page=24 |via=National Library of Australia}}
He died from illness on 3 November 1988.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110611160 |title=Former top Tiger dies|newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=5 November 1988 |accessdate=21 April 2014 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}}
References
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External links
- {{AFL Tables|ref=K/Keith_Schow.html}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from New South Wales
Category:Collingwood Football Club players
Category:Queanbeyan Football Club players