Kevin Betson

Kevin Betson
Kevin Betson
Personal information
Full name	Kevin John Betson
Date of birth	12 November 1929
Date of death	29 December 2012 (aged 83)
Place of death	Morwell, Victoria
Original team(s)	Echuca East, Kyabram Imperials, Golden Square, Dunkeld, Echuca.
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1952–55	Richmond
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kevin John Betson (12 November 1929 – 29 December 2012) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[3]

Betson won the 1948 Kyabram District Football League best and fairest award, the McNamara Medal, while playing with Kyabram Imperials and was a member of their 1948 premiership team too.^[4]

Richmond were chasing him in March, 1950 to come down to Melbourne and train.^[5]

Betson was runner up in the 1950 Western Districts Football League best and fairest award.^[6]

Notes[edit]

^ "Tribute: Kevin John Betson". Herald Sun.
^ "1949 - ECHUCA PLAYERS FOR MELBOURNE TRIALS". The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW). 21 October 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ "1948 - KYABRAM TAKES TRIPLE PREMIERSHIP Imperials' Last Quarter Win Against Merrigum". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic. 7 October 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ "1950 - BETSON IS STILL ELUDING TIGERS". The Herald (Melbourne, Vic). 20 March 1950. p. 16. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ "1950 - KEVIN BETSON RUNNER-UP IN WESTERN DISTRICT". The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW). 8 September 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

External links[edit]

Kevin Betson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Kevin Betson at AustralianFootball.com
Tigerland Archive
1953 action photo of Kevin Betson

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[1] "Tribute: Kevin John Betson". Herald Sun.

[2] "1949 - ECHUCA PLAYERS FOR MELBOURNE TRIALS". The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW). 21 October 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

[encyc-3] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

[4] "1948 - KYABRAM TAKES TRIPLE PREMIERSHIP Imperials' Last Quarter Win Against Merrigum". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic. 7 October 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

[5] "1950 - BETSON IS STILL ELUDING TIGERS". The Herald (Melbourne, Vic). 20 March 1950. p. 16. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

[6] "1950 - KEVIN BETSON RUNNER-UP IN WESTERN DISTRICT". The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW). 8 September 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

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