Kevin Hart (footballer)
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Kevin Francis Hart is a former Australian rules football
er who played with Fitzroy
and Carlton
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
A rover, Hart played three league seasons for Fitzroy and one for Carlton.
Hart was a successful player and coach in the Diamond Valley Football League
during the 1950s. He won the league's Best and Fairest
award in 1952 and 1955 while with Mcleod, then captain-coached Heidelberg
to premierships in 1956 and 1957.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Fitzroy
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
and Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
A rover, Hart played three league seasons for Fitzroy and one for Carlton.
Hart was a successful player and coach in the Diamond Valley Football League
Diamond Valley Football League
The Northern Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Diamond Valley region of suburban Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The league changed its name on 1 May 2007. The league was founded in 1922, originally having seven clubs, four of whom are still participating...
during the 1950s. He won the league's Best and Fairest
Best and Fairest
Best and Fairest is the term commonly used in Australian sport to describe the player adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition while not receiving a suspension for misconduct or breaching the rules during that season.In the...
award in 1952 and 1955 while with Mcleod, then captain-coached Heidelberg
Heidelberg Football Club
Heidelberg Football Club is an Australian rules football club in Heidelberg, Victoria, currently competing in the Northern Football League.-History:...
to premierships in 1956 and 1957.