Percy Rowe
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Percy Rowe is a former player and coach
in the Victorian Football League
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Rowe was the coach of the Fitzroy Football Club
in 1935 and the Carlton Football Club
for only the 1937 season before he was replaced by captain-coach Brighton Diggins
. He is the father of Des Rowe
, who captained Richmond
.
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
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...
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Rowe was the coach of the Fitzroy Football Club
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 1935 and the Carlton Football Club
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...
for only the 1937 season before he was replaced by captain-coach Brighton Diggins
Brighton Diggins
Brighton Diggins was a former Australian rules footballer in the West Australian Football League and Victorian Football League....
. He is the father of Des Rowe
Des Rowe
Des Rowe was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League between 1946 and 1957 for the Richmond Football Club. He was senior coach of Richmond from 1961 to 1963.- References :...
, who captained Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
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