Bruce Hone
Hawthorn
AFL career
5 games3 goals
- Debut
- R1 1940 v NTH27 Apr 1940
- Most recent
- R11 1940 v COL6 July 1940
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Brighton in the VFA, where he had been a consistent performer over four seasons, Bruce Hone earned his opportunity at the elite level with Hawthorn during the tumultuous 1940 season. He managed five senior appearances and booted three goals for the Mayblooms, showing promise as a forward option before the escalation of the Second World War irrevocably altered the trajectory of his life and career. Hone enlisted in the AIF in 1941, serving as a Sapper, but his story ended in tragedy shortly after the conflict concluded. He died in June 1946 at just 32 years of age due to illness attributed to his war service, cementing his place on Hawthorn's Roll of Honour as one of the players who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
Profile
- Born
- 26 July 1913
- Died
- 13 June 1946 (aged 32y 322d)
- Birthplace
- Brighton, VIC
- Deathplace
- Melbourne, VIC
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 84 kg
Teams
Family
- Son:David Hone
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Brighton in the VFA, where he had been a consistent performer over four seasons, Bruce Hone earned his opportunity at the elite level with Hawthorn during the tumultuous 1940 season. He managed five senior appearances and booted three goals for the Mayblooms, showing promise as a forward option before the escalation of the Second World War irrevocably altered the trajectory of his life and career. Hone enlisted in the AIF in 1941, serving as a Sapper, but his story ended in tragedy shortly after the conflict concluded. He died in June 1946 at just 32 years of age due to illness attributed to his war service, cementing his place on Hawthorn's Roll of Honour as one of the players who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.