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Ken Roberts (footballer, born 1925)

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Ken Roberts
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Edward Roberts
Date of birth (1925-06-03)3 June 1925
Place of birth Richmond, Victoria
Date of death 21 October 2008(2008-10-21) (aged 83)
Place of death East Albury, New South Wales[1]
Original team(s) Richmond United
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Position(s) Half back
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1947–51 Richmond 58 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kenneth Edward Roberts (3 June 1925 – 21 October 2008) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Prior to playing with Richmond, Roberts served in the Australian Army during World War II.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Roberts, Kenneth Edward". Herald Sun.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 755. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ "World War II Roll: ROBERTS, Kenneth Edward". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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