Norman Thomas Frederick Hillard (3 June 1915 – 24 April 1986) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played with Hawthorn and Fitzroy in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...

(VFL). Hillard played in the forward line during his time at Hawthorn, kicking a career best 31 goals in the 1937 season. During his time at Fitzroy however, he was used in defence and was the club's centre half back in their 1944 premiership. He was awarded the best player in the 1944 premiership. He later became coach of the Fitzroy Football Club 2nds team and was Chairman of Selectors for over two decades and also a longtime vice president of the club.

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2004 obituary of Maurie Hearn, mentioning Clen Denning and Laurie Bickerton as the surviving members of the Maroons' 1944 side
1915 births 1986 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Fitzroy Football Club players Fitzroy Football Club premiership players Fitzroy Football Club coaches Hawthorn Football Club players Kew Football Club players VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1915-stub