Pat Hickey (footballer)
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Pat Hickey was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy
in the early days of the VFL
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Centre half-back Pat Hickey was part of the inaugural Fitzroy side in the VFL and played in their 1898 and 1899 premierships. Aside from being one of the best afield in the 1899 Grand Final he also won Fitzroy's Best and fairest
award that year.
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...
in the early days of the VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
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Centre half-back Pat Hickey was part of the inaugural Fitzroy side in the VFL and played in their 1898 and 1899 premierships. Aside from being one of the best afield in the 1899 Grand Final he also won Fitzroy's Best and fairest
Fitzroy FC honour roll
This is a list of coaches and captains of the Fitzroy Football Club, along with best-and-fairest award winners and leading goalkickers, for every year of the club's participation in the Victorian Football Association and the Victorian/Australian Football League....
award that year.