Roy Donovan

Roy Donovan
Roy Donovan
Personal information
Full name	Henry Roy Donovan
Date of birth	26 November 1903
Place of birth	Seymour, Victoria
Date of death	18 February 1972 (aged 68)
Place of death	Donvale, Victoria
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1925–1926	Hawthorn
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Henry Roy Donovan (26 November 1903 – 18 February 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of Jeremiah Joseph Donovan (1864–1951)^[2] and Mary Ellen Donovan (1871–1939),^[3] nee McCormack, Henry Roy Donovan was born at Seymour on 26 November 1903.

Football

Originally playing with Richmond reserves,^[4] Donovan transferred to Hawthorn during the 1925 VFL season^[5] and made 9 senior appearances in two seasons at the club before breaking his ankle in a reserves match.^[6] Donovan was not retained on Hawthorn's list for the 1927 season.^[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.^[8]

Notes

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 30, 104. Victoria, Australia. 23 October 1951. p. 2.
^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 28, 977. Victoria, Australia. 7 July 1939. p. 8.
^ "Richmond - Reserves Players". Tigerland Archive.
^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 30 May 1925. p. 20.
^ "PLAYER'S ANKLE BROKEN". Sporting Globe. No. 412. Victoria, Australia. 10 July 1926. p. 3.
^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 25 April 1927. p. 7.
^ "Henry Donovan". Find a Grave.

External links

Roy Donovan's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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[encyc-1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

[2] "Family Notices". The Age. No. 30, 104. Victoria, Australia. 23 October 1951. p. 2.

[3] "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 28, 977. Victoria, Australia. 7 July 1939. p. 8.

[4] "Richmond - Reserves Players". Tigerland Archive.

[5] "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 30 May 1925. p. 20.

[6] "PLAYER'S ANKLE BROKEN". Sporting Globe. No. 412. Victoria, Australia. 10 July 1926. p. 3.

[7] "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 25 April 1927. p. 7.

[8] "Henry Donovan". Find a Grave.

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