Roy Donovan

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Roy Donovan

| image =

| fullname = Henry Roy Donovan

| birth_date = {{birth date|1903|11|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Seymour, Victoria

| death_date = {{death date and age|1972|2|18|1903|11|26|df=y}}

| death_place = Donvale, Victoria

| height = 182cm

| weight = 77kg

| position =

| guernsey = 24

| statsend = 1926

| years1 = 1925–1926

| club1 = {{AFL Haw}}

| games_goals1 = 9 (1)

| careerhighlights =

}}

Henry Roy Donovan (26 November 1903 – 18 February 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with {{AFL Haw}} in the Victorian Football League (VFL).{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria}}

Family

The son of Jeremiah Joseph Donovan (1864–1951){{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205327970 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=The Age |issue=30,104 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=23 October 1951 |page=2}} and Mary Ellen Donovan (1871–1939),{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11264766 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=The Argus |issue=28,977 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=7 July 1939 |page=8}} nee McCormack, Henry Roy Donovan was born at Seymour on 26 November 1903.

Football

Originally playing with Richmond reserves,{{cite web |url=https://www.tigerlandarchive.org/tiki-index.php?page=Reserves+Players |title=Richmond - Reserves Players |publisher=Tigerland Archive}} Donovan transferred to Hawthorn during the 1925 VFL season{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2122108 |title=FOOTBALL. |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=30 May 1925 |page=20}} and made 9 senior appearances in two seasons at the club before breaking his ankle in a reserves match.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article184838574 |title=PLAYER’S ANKLE BROKEN |newspaper=Sporting Globe |issue=412 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=10 July 1926 |page=3}} Donovan was not retained on Hawthorn's list for the 1927 season.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3850782 |title=FOOTBALL. |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=25 April 1927 |page=7}}

Later life

Roy Donovan married Ellen Mary O'Connor in 1936 and they lived in Ultima, Victoria before returning to live in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Donovan died on 18 February 1972 and is buried at Templestowe Cemetery.{{cite web |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153999863/henry-donovan |title=Henry Donovan |publisher=Find a Grave}}

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External links

{{AFL Tables|ref=R/Roy_Donovan.html}}

Category:1903 births

Category:1972 deaths

Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)

Category:Hawthorn Football Club players

Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen