James Kevin Hevey (30 April 1923 – 16 October 2021) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.390.
Family The son of Augustine Lawrence Michael Hevey (1884-1970),Deaths: Hevey, The Age, (Tuesday, 31 March 1970), p.15. and Margaret Jean Hevey (1885-1984), née Sinclair,Marriages: Hevey—Sinclair, The Age, (Saturday, 16 December 1911), p.5. James Kevin Hevey was born at Malvern, Victoria on 5 April 1923.
He married Joyce Isabelle Reid (1928-2011) in 1950.
Football Hawthorn (VFL) Recruited from the Tooronga Football Club in 1941,Recruits Shine at Hawthorn, The Argus, (Wednesday, 2 April 1941), p.12.Taylor, Percy, "Football To-day: J. King for Hawthorn Team", The Argus, (Saturday, 12 April 1941), p.16.League Final Lists: Hawthorn, The Argus, (Monday, 21 April 1941), p.9. he began his career at Hawthorn playing in the Second XVIII.League Seconds, The Argus, (Friday, 2 May 1941), p.10.
He returned to Hawthorn after his military service."Playing his first game with Hawthorn's seconds [on 4 May 1946], Hevey, 6ft. 2in., 14 stone, created such an impression as a centre half-back that soon he may win promotion to the firsts" (Snapshots from the Grounds, The Age, (Monday, 6 May 1946), p.6).
Camberwell (VFA) In 1949, along with his Hawthorn team-mate Bob Milgate, Hevey transferred to Camberwell in the VFA.
Military service Hevey served as a member of the 24th Battalion (Australia) in World War II.Cullen (2015), p.344.Nominal Roll.
Death Hevey died at Montrose, Victoria on 16 October 2021, at the age of 98. At the time of his death, Hevey was noted as being the oldest former Hawthorn player.Haby, (2021).
Notes
Bibliography
Haby, Peter (2013), "Old Hawthorn families visit Museum", hawthornfc.com.au, 1 May 2013. Haby, Peter (2021), "The Club loses its Oldest Hawk", hawthornfc.com.au, 22 October 2021.
World War Two Nominal Roll: Private James Kevin Hevey (VX143539), Department of Veterans' Affairs. B883, VX143539: World War Two Service Record: Private James Kevin Hevey (VX143539), National Archives of Australia.
External links
Kevin Hevey, at The VFA Project.