Dick Abikhair
| Dick Abikhair | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Richard Abikhair | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Rushworth, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 20 August 1962 (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Arden St Oval, North Melbourne | ||
| Original team(s) | Rushworth | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1934–1938 | Hawthorn | 60 (10) | |
| 1939-1940 | Camberwell | ||
| 1941–1945 | North Melbourne | 60 (2) | |
| Total | 120 (12) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Richard Abikhair (7 July 1914 – 20 August 1962)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and North Melbourne. Of Lebanese descent, Abikhair usually played as a rover or in the back pocket. His career was partially shortened by the declaration of World War II.
Abikhair was captain-coach of Casterton Football Club[2] when they defeated Hamilton to win the 1939 Western District Football League grand final.[3] In 1946 he played some games with Prahran
Abikhair was appointed the Captain-Coach of Edenhope in the Kowree Naracootre FL from 1950 to 1952, they were premiers in 1950. He retired from playing after the 1952 season.
Following his playing career, Abikhair began coaching at the amateur level in 1953. While coaching the Carlton Rovers in the Sunday Amateur Football League he received a bomb threat to his Clifton Hill home.[4] League secretary W. H. Linnington also received similar threats to his Brunswick home. Police patrolled the area and nothing materialised of the threats.
References
[edit]- ^ "Dick Abikhair - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "1939 - Casterton Celebrates". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic). 21 October 1939. p. 58. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "1939 - Casterton's first premiership". Portland Guardian (Vic). 5 October 1939. p. 3. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Police patrols watch homes". The Argus. 31 July 1953.
Sources
[edit]- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
[edit]- Dick Abikhair's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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