Ken Hands (26 October 1926 – 22 December 2017) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] On the death of teammate Alex Way on 7 November 2014, Hands became the last surviving member of Carlton's 1945 Premiership team, and was also the last surviving member of their 1947 Premiership team.[2] On 22 December 2017, Hands died at the age of 91.[3]
hands, october, 1926, december, 2017, australian, rules, footballer, victorian, football, league, death, teammate, alex, november, 2014, hands, became, last, surviving, member, carlton, 1945, premiership, team, also, last, surviving, member, their, 1947, premi. Ken Hands 26 October 1926 22 December 2017 was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League VFL 1 On the death of teammate Alex Way on 7 November 2014 Hands became the last surviving member of Carlton s 1945 Premiership team and was also the last surviving member of their 1947 Premiership team 2 On 22 December 2017 Hands died at the age of 91 3 Ken HandsPersonal informationDate of birth 1926 10 26 26 October 1926Date of death22 December 2017 2017 12 22 aged 91 Original team s North GeelongDebutRound 5 1945 Carltonvs St Kilda at Princes ParkHeight185 cm 6 ft 1 in Weight85 kg 187 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1945 1957Carlton211 188 Coaching careerYearsClubGames W L D 1959 1964Carlton114 60 51 3 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957 Career highlightsCarlton Premiers 1945 1947 Carlton Best amp Fairest 1953 Victorian Representative 12 times 1953 54 57 Captain Coach Victoria 1954 amp 1957 Carlton Captain 1952 1957 Carlton Coach 1959 1964 Runners up 1962 Carlton Team of the Century 2001 Deputy Vice Captain AFL Life Member 2001 Official Carlton Legend 10th 2006 AFL Hall of Fame 2009 AFL Life Member Named Carlton s 11th Greatest Player in the 150th Year Celebrations 2014 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comReferences Edit Kotton Howard 23 December 2017 Last member of Blues Bloodbath flag dead at 91 Australian Football League Retrieved 23 December 2017 De Bolfo Tony Bloodbath Blue dies and then there was one Carlton Football Club Australian Football League Retrieved 10 November 2014 Blues morn loss of Hands Carlton Football Club 23 December 2017 Ken Hands at Blueseum Ken Hands s playing statistics from AFL Tables Holmesby Russell and Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers 7th ed Melbourne Bas Publishing This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ken Hands amp oldid 1092297560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
