Dick_Abikhair

Dick Abikhair

Dick Abikhair

Australian rules footballer, born 1914

Richard Abikhair (7 July 1914 – 20 August 1962)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and North Melbourne. Of Lebanese descent, Abikhair usually played as a rover or in the back pocket. His career was partially shortened by the declaration of World War II.

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Abikhair was captain-coach of Casterton Football Club[2] when they defeated Hamilton to win the 1939 Western District Football League grand final.[3]

Following his playing career, Abikhair began coaching at the amateur level. While coaching the Carlton Rovers in the Sunday Amateur Football League he received a bomb threat to his Clifton Hill home.[4] League secretary W. H. Linnington also received similar threats to his Brunswick home. Police patrolled the area and nothing materialised of the threats.

References

  1. [1]
    "Dick Abikhair - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. [2]
    "1939 - Casterton Celebrates". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic). 21 October 1939. p. 58. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. [3]
    "1939 - Casterton's first premiership". Portland Guardian (Vic). 5 October 1939. p. 3. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Police patrols watch homes". The Argus. 31 July 1953.

Sources

  • Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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