Haydn Sharp (20 October 1920 – 18 September 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
He mainly played in the second eighteen, only playing four league games for the senior side but finished equal second in the Gardiner Medal in 1939.[2]
He later served in the Royal Australian Navy at HMAS Moreton during World War II.[3]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 805. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ “News”. Football Record (1st Semi Final): 20. 9 September 1939. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ “World War II Roll:Hayden Sharp”. Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
External links
- Haydn Sharp’s playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Haydn Sharp at AustralianFootball.com