Heinz Tonn
Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
Heinz Tonn | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Heinz Gustav Tonn | ||
Date of birth | 26 April 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
Date of death | 4 April 2003(2003-04-04) (aged 81)[1] | ||
Original team(s) | Golden Square | ||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1947 | Fitzroy | 6 (2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Heinz Gustav Tonn (26 April 1921 – 4 April 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] Tonn, who was born in Germany, served with the Australian Army in World War II.[3] A follower, Tonn played six games for Fitzroy in the 1947 VFL season.[4] He returned to his original club, Golden Square, in 1948 and won that year's Bendigo Football League award for the best and fairest player.[5] The following season he was appointed captain-coach of Castlemaine and won the award again, for the second season in succession.
References
- ^ Obituary in the Herald Sun, 7 April 2003
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ "WW2 Nominal Roll". Government of Australia.
- ^ "AFL Tables: Heinz Tonn". afltables.com.
- ^ The Argus,"H. Tonn Wins Bendigo League Medal", 16 September 1949, p. 18
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