Clive Philp

Clive Philp
Personal information
Full name Clive Alexander Philp
Date of birth (1926-02-28)28 February 1926
Date of death 24 August 2007(2007-08-24) (aged 81)
Original team(s) Box Hill
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1948–1955 Hawthorn 112 (23)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Clive Alexander Philp (28 February 1926 – 24 August 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Philp was a key position player and played 112 games for Hawthorn during his career.[1][2] He represented Victoria in three interstate football matches.[2] In 1956 he captain-coached Rutherglen and finished third in the Morris Medal.[3] He then played with and coached Kyneton.[4] In 1959 he was the Bendigo Football League's Michelsen Medal winner and then topped the competition's goal-kicking lists in 1960.[5] He coached Kyneton to premierships in 1960 and 1961.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Clive Philp". AFL Tables.
  2. 1 2 "Biography". Australian Football.
  3. ↑ "Weekend sport details". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic. 27 August 1956. p. 13. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Farewell to a versatile Hawk". Herald Sun. Melbourne, Vic. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kyneton Keeps Clive Philp". The Age. Melbourne, Vic. 1 October 1959. p. 12. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Bendigo Football: 1960 Season Finale". Footy Almanac.
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