Kenneth Carlon (5 October 1923 – 5 January 2004) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Melbourne
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
War Service
Carlon served in the Australian Army during World War II.
Football
After first training with Melbourne in 1946, Carlon made his senior debut in 1949 and played 30 games over two seasons. He was subsequently captain of Melbourne's Reserve side in 1951 and 1952.
In 1953, Carlon was captain / coach of the
Rennie Football Club in the
Coreen & District Football League
The Coreen & District Football League was an Australian rules football competition in the Coreen, New South Wales, Coreen district of the Riverina in New South Wales, initially formed in 1909. The netball competition commenced in 1972 in line w ...
.
In 1954, Carlon was appointed as coach of the
Cornwall Football Club in
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston () is a city in the north of Tasmania, Australia, at the confluence of the North Esk River, North Esk and South Esk River, South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River, Tasmania, Tamar River (kanamaluka). As of 2021, the Launc ...
.
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1923 births
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Melbourne Football Club players
Greensborough Football Club players
2004 deaths
20th-century Australian sportsmen