Ron Fry (4 May 1937 – 24 January 1985) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Ron Fry
Personal information
Full name Ron Fry
Born (1937-05-04)4 May 1937
Died 24 January 1985(1985-01-24) (aged 47)
Original team Penguin
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Position Ruck
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1963–67 Fitzroy 46 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1967.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Saturday, 6 July 1963

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On 6 July 1963, playing in the first ruck, he was a member of the young and inexperienced Fitzroy team that comprehensively and unexpectedly defeated Geelong, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.

See also

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Notes

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  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.299.

References

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  • 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.
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