Ivan Hayes

Ivan John Hayes (born about 1937) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in Tasmania during the 1950s and 1960s. He represented the state several times in interstate matches including the Brisbane Carnival in 1961. He was inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame in 2007.[1]

Early career

Hayes grew up at Exeter on the West Tamar and began his football career with that club as a teenager. In 1954 he was a member of the club's premiership team [2] and was also awarded a trophy for being the association's leading goalkicker.[3]

Longford

Hayes played for Longford in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) from 1956 [4][5] to 1966.

He was a member of the club's premiership teams in 1957 and 1958, and also played in the NTFA Grand Finals of 1959, 1961, 1962 and 1963.

Ivan Hayes won Longford's Best and Fairest award in 1958.[6]

References
  1. http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-3385-0-0-0&sID=55935&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=5095246
  2. "POPULAR WIN TO EXETER". The Examiner (Tasmania). CXIII (164). Tasmania, Australia. 20 September 1954. p. 16. Retrieved 27 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Mementoes of big season presented". The Examiner (Tasmania). CXIII (184). Tasmania, Australia. 13 October 1954. p. 30. Retrieved 27 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. The Examiner, 31 March 1956
  5. The Examiner, 2 April 1956
  6. The Examiner, 25 September 1958.
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