Robert Hay (2 March 1880 – 27 December 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of Presbyterian cleric George Hay (1843-1928),[1][2] and Elizabeth McKelvie Hay (1847-1926), née McKenzie,[3] Robert Hay was born in Ardrossan, Scotland on 2 March 1880.
His younger brother, John McKenzie Hay (1886–1958), played with Collingwood in the VFL.[4]
He married Alice Anderson Dobie (1889-1944) on 20 December 1912;[5] they had four daughters, Ethel, Jean, Lorna, and Olive.
Education
He attended Scotch College, Melbourne. He graduated Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from the University of Melbourne on 11 May 1901.[6]
Death
He died in Melbourne on 27 December 1959.[7]
Footnotes
- ^ George Hay, M.A., was inducted as the pastor of the Rokewood Presbyterian Church on 7 December 1880: see Presbytery of Ballarat, The Ballarat Star, (Thursday, 2 December 1880), p.3.
- ^ Deaths: Hay, The Argus, (Wednesday, 11 April 1928), p.1; Presbyterian Minister's Death, The Herald, Monday, 9 April 1928), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Hay, The Age, (Thursday, 9 September 1926), p.1.
- ^ GS (2010).
- ^ Marriages: Hay—Dobie, The Argus, (Saturday, 25 January 1913), p.13; Deaths: Hay, The Argus, (Thursday, 30 March 1944), p.2.
- ^ Commencement Day, The Argus, (Monday, 13 May 1901), p.6.
- ^ Deaths: Hay, The Age, (Monday, 28 December 1959), p.9.
References
- (GS): Scotch's first 66 VFL/AFL Players, Great Scot, (September 2010), Scotch College, Melbourne.
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 8th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
- Bob Hay's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bob Hay at AustralianFootball.com
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