13 Facts About Ron Clegg

Ron "Smokey" Clegg was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.

Ron Clegg debuted in 1945 and from early on South Melbourne knew they had a star in the making and he played in South Melbourne's losing 1945 VFL grand final.

Ron Clegg won the club's Best and Fairest award three times, in 1948,1949 and 1951 and was runner in the 1953 award to follower, Jim Taylor and again in 1954 to Eddie Lane.

Ron Clegg sought a clearance to New Norfolk in early 1951 and was refused a clearance, then was later appointed as vice captain of South Melbourne FC in 1951.

Ron Clegg won the 1951 London Stores Best Player Award in the VFL.

In 1951, Ron Clegg took an incredible 32 marks against Fitzroy at the Lakeside Oval.

Ron Clegg was appointed as club captain in 1953 and lead the club in 1954 too.

Ron Clegg represented Victoria on 15 occasions in the key positions at either half forward or half back.

In 1961 and 1962, Ron Clegg was captain-coach of the Brunswick Football Club.

Ron Clegg played 42 first eleven games of Victorian Premier Cricket for South Melbourne between 1942 and 1947 before giving it away to concentrate on VFL football.

Ron Clegg made his debut in round one, 1942 as a 14 year old left hand bat.

In 1996, Ron Clegg was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

In 2003, Ron Clegg was named at centre half back in South Melbourne's Team of the Century.