Ken Hedt
Collingwood
AFL career
20 games6 goals
- Debut
- R2 1956 v SME21 Apr 1956
- Most recent
- GF 1956 v MEL15 Sept 1956
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Dimboola in the Wimmera region, Ken Hedt carved out a unique place in Collingwood history by playing a full season of senior football in his only year at VFL level. Operating primarily as a defender, he missed just one match throughout 1956, becoming a fixture in the Magpies' backline and taking the field in the Grand Final defeat against Melbourne. Despite proving his capability at the elite level, Hedt chose to return to country football immediately following the season, leaving Victoria Park with the rare distinction of playing in a premiership decider during a singular twenty-game campaign.
Profile
- Born
- 15 Nov 1936
- Died
- 16 May 2006 (aged 69y 182d)
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 71 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Dimboola in the Wimmera region, Ken Hedt carved out a unique place in Collingwood history by playing a full season of senior football in his only year at VFL level. Operating primarily as a defender, he missed just one match throughout 1956, becoming a fixture in the Magpies' backline and taking the field in the Grand Final defeat against Melbourne. Despite proving his capability at the elite level, Hedt chose to return to country football immediately following the season, leaving Victoria Park with the rare distinction of playing in a premiership decider during a singular twenty-game campaign.