Reg Garvin
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Fullname
Reginald William Garvin
Date of birth
19 September 1912
Place of birth
Surry Hills, New South Wales
Date of death
1 December 1994 (aged 82)
| Reg Garvin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Reginald William Garvin | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Surry Hills, New South Wales | ||
| Date of death | 1 December 1994 (aged 82) | ||
| Original team(s) | Newtown (NSWAFL) | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1932–1936 | Newtown (NSWAFL) | ||
| 1937–1946 | St Kilda (VFL) | 130 (33) | |
| 1947–1948 | Prahran (VFA) | 35 (15) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1942–1943 | St Kilda (VFL) | 24 (7–16–1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Reginald William Garvin (19 September 1912 – 1 December 1994)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the VFL. Garvin was a quick, tenacious, powerful, hard-working and dynamic centre half-forward in his prime.
The son of William James Garvin, and Maud Elizabeth Garvin (-1949), Reginald William Garvin was born in Surry Hills, New South Wales,[2] on 19 September 1912.
He married Betty Edith Med (1915-1974) in 1939.
Education
He was educated at Alexandria Public School.[3]