Kevin Heath
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Kevin Heath
| image =
| fullname = Kevin Francis Xavier Heath
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|3|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = Assumption College
| height = 188 cm
| weight = 92 kg
| position =
| statsend = 1980
| years1 = 1968–1975
| club1 = {{AFL Haw}}
| games_goals1 = 140 (43)
| years2 = 1976–1980
| club2 = {{AFL Car}}
| games_goals2 = {{0}}78 {{0}}(0)
| games_goalstotal = 218 (43)
| careerhighlights =
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Kevin Francis Xavier Heath (born 24 March 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and Carlton in the VFL during the 1970s.
Kevin was also the only AFL Player to be a Cleo Centrefold in May 1978.
Hawthorn
Hawthorn recruited Heath while he was still a student at Assumption College, Kilmore. Heath was an outstanding junior athlete. Heath made his senior debut at the end of 1968 as an 18-year-old.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19680826&id=ev1UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dJMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5287,4675906|title=The Age - Google News Archive Search|access-date=20 June 2016}} He soon became one of the regulars in the team. His career high point was when he was one of the Hawks’ best players in the 1971 VFL Grand Final.
Heath could play forward or back and represented Victoria on two occasions.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19730523&id=HdhjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0pADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2386,6093889|title=The Age - Google News Archive Search|access-date=20 June 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19730605&id=5shUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y5ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6066,1018586|title=The Age - Google News Archive Search|access-date=20 June 2016}}
He lost his spot in the side in the middle of 1975 due to injury. He asked for a clearance to another club when the club refused to offer more money.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19760316&id=ifxUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V5IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2553,3780636|title=The Age - Google News Archive Search|access-date=20 June 2016}}
Carlton
Heath was cleared to Carlton{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19760316&id=ifxUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V5IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7138,3932273|title=The Age - Google News Archive Search|access-date=20 June 2016}} and easily slotted into their backline. He gave good service for four years before he found himself surpassed by younger players. He retired at the end of 1980.
References
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External links
- {{AFL Tables | K/Kevin_Heath }}
{{1971 Hawthorn premiership players}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Category:Hawthorn Football Club players
Category:Hawthorn Football Club premiership players
Category:Carlton Football Club players
Category:VFL/AFL premiership players
Category:People educated at Assumption College, Kilmore
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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