The son of Alexander George de Lacy (1872-1939),[1] and Henrietta de Lacy (1875-1937), née Nicol,[2] Hector Alexander de Lacy was born at Collingwood, Victoria on 6 May 1900.
He married Victoria Maud Lugton (1898-1979) in 1926.[3] They had five children.
Journalistedit
H. A. de Lacy was the chief football writer for The Sporting Globe newspaper in Melbourne and was noted for the controversial and bold nature of his writings.[4] His opinionated and unabashed style made him one of the most widely read sports journalists of his time and he was banned by several clubs for periods of time because of his articles. He campaigned in the 1940s for better payments to players, arguing that 3 pounds per week was inadequate for the time spent training, travelling and injuries.[5] He was an ardent supporter of the Victorian Football Association's throw-pass rules, which were in effect in that league during the 1940s.[6]
Chief football writer on The Sporting Globe. Forthright and controversial, his style sometimes resulted in him being banned by clubs, but that did not deter him and he became one of the most widely read journalists from the 1940s.[13]
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^Deaths: de Lacy, The Herald, (Tuesday, 3 October 1939), p.3.
^Deaths: de Lacy, The Argus, (Saturday, 31 July 1937), p.7.
^Deaths: de Lacy, The Age, (Wednesday, 24 October 1979), p.30.
^ANFC Honors de Lacy, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 2 August 1952), p.7.
hector, lacy, hector, alexander, lacy, 1900, november, 1956, leading, melbourne, based, australian, rules, football, writer, covering, victorian, football, league, over, years, from, 1920s, contents, family, journalist, death, australian, football, hall, fame,. Hector Alexander de Lacy 6 May 1900 1 November 1956 was a leading Melbourne based Australian rules football writer covering the Victorian Football League for over 20 years from the 1920s Contents 1 Family 2 Journalist 3 Death 4 Australian Football Hall of Fame 5 Notes 6 ReferencesFamily editThe son of Alexander George de Lacy 1872 1939 1 and Henrietta de Lacy 1875 1937 nee Nicol 2 Hector Alexander de Lacy was born at Collingwood Victoria on 6 May 1900 He married Victoria Maud Lugton 1898 1979 in 1926 3 They had five children Journalist editH A de Lacy was the chief football writer for The Sporting Globe newspaper in Melbourne and was noted for the controversial and bold nature of his writings 4 His opinionated and unabashed style made him one of the most widely read sports journalists of his time and he was banned by several clubs for periods of time because of his articles He campaigned in the 1940s for better payments to players arguing that 3 pounds per week was inadequate for the time spent training travelling and injuries 5 He was an ardent supporter of the Victorian Football Association s throw pass rules which were in effect in that league during the 1940s 6 Aside from both VFL and VFA football de Lacy also wrote about rowing 7 tennis 8 and cricket 9 Death editHe died at Sandringham Victoria on 1 November 1956 10 11 Australian Football Hall of Fame editHector de Lacy was posthumously inducted to the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996 12 with his citation reading Chief football writer on The Sporting Globe Forthright and controversial his style sometimes resulted in him being banned by clubs but that did not deter him and he became one of the most widely read journalists from the 1940s 13 Notes edit Deaths de Lacy The Herald Tuesday 3 October 1939 p 3 Deaths de Lacy The Argus Saturday 31 July 1937 p 7 Deaths de Lacy The Age Wednesday 24 October 1979 p 30 ANFC Honors de Lacy The Sporting Globe Saturday 2 August 1952 p 7 Sandercock 1981 p 142 de Lacy H A 1949 VFA Throws Away Throw Pass The Sporting Globe Saturday 24 September 1949 p 13 de Lacy H A 1944 Head of the River Wesley College and Grammar The Sporting Globe Wednesday 19 April 1944 p 15 de Lacy H A 1940 Can Nobody Stop Quist Bromwich The Sporting Globe Wednesday 24 January 1940 p 11 de Lacy H A 1942 A War Unearthed New Cricket Stars The Sporting Globe Saturday 5 December 1942 p 4 Deaths de Lacy The Argus Friday 2 November 1956 p 17 Taylor Percy A Man We ll Miss The Argus Friday 2 November 1956 p 9 Ross 1999 p 142 Australian Football Hall of Fame Media AFL References editRoss John 1999 The Australian Football Hall of Fame A Gallery of Football s Greatest Sydney HarperCollinsPublishers ISBN 978 0 732 26857 2 Sandercock Leonie 1981 Up Where Cazaly The great Australian game London Granada ISBN 978 0 246 10996 5 nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1900 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hector de Lacy amp oldid 1139592639, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
