Ron Kee
St Kilda
AFL career
2 games2 goals
- Debut
- R15 1959 v COL8 Aug 1959
- Most recent
- R16 1959 v HAW15 Aug 1959
Stats
Bio
A prodigious country goal-kicker recruited from Leongatha, Ron Kee arrived at the Junction Oval with a reputation for big bags, having once booted 19 goals in a local reserves match. Standing 188cm, he progressed through the Saints' ranks to play in the 1957 Under-19s premiership side, but found his path to regular senior selection blocked by star full-forward Bill Young. Kee eventually earned his debut late in the 1959 season against Collingwood when Young was omitted due to form, playing two matches as a key forward before departing the club. He later forged a successful VFA career at Moorabbin, winning the 1963 premiership alongside lifelong friend and trucking magnate Lindsay Fox, and eventually returned to St Kilda in the 1980s to serve as a dedicated team manager and volunteer.
Profile
- Full name
- Ron Alexander Kee
- Born
- 04 Nov 1938
- Died
- 24 Oct 2023 (aged 84y 354d)
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 85 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA prodigious country goal-kicker recruited from Leongatha, Ron Kee arrived at the Junction Oval with a reputation for big bags, having once booted 19 goals in a local reserves match. Standing 188cm, he progressed through the Saints' ranks to play in the 1957 Under-19s premiership side, but found his path to regular senior selection blocked by star full-forward Bill Young. Kee eventually earned his debut late in the 1959 season against Collingwood when Young was omitted due to form, playing two matches as a key forward before departing the club. He later forged a successful VFA career at Moorabbin, winning the 1963 premiership alongside lifelong friend and trucking magnate Lindsay Fox, and eventually returned to St Kilda in the 1980s to serve as a dedicated team manager and volunteer.