Kevin John Sheedy AO is a former Australian rules football coach and player in the Australian Football League. He played and coached in a combined total of 929 games over 47 years from 1967 until 2013
Sheedy in March 2013
Kevin Sheedy and James Hird farewell banner ahead of their final game at the MCG
The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the centenary year of the Australian Football League, to recognise people who have made significant contributions to Australian rules foot
Kevin Sheedy (Australian footballer)
…He played and coached in a combined total of 929 games over 47 years from 1967 until 2013, which is a VFL/AFL record. Sheedy was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2008 and on 29 May 2018 was elevated to Legend status. On the field, Sheedy played for Richmond in the Victorian Football League during the 1960s…
Until 2021, Barrie Robran was the only Legend who had not played club football in Victoria, a circumstance cited in criticism of the Hall of Fame's historical Victorian emphasis.
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Malcolm Blight statue at the Adelaide Oval, July 2026
Haydn Bunton Snr leap