Barney Herbert

Barney Herbert
Herbert in 1910
Personal information
Full name	Bernard Vincent Herbert
Date of birth	(1889-02-20)20 February 1889
Place of birth	Collingwood, Victoria
Date of death	14 December 1949(1949-12-14) (aged 60)
Place of death	Coburg, Victoria
Original team(s)	Collingwood Trades/Beverley FC
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	95.5 kg (211 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1909–1921	Richmond	192 (90)[1]
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921.
Career highlights
Richmond Premiership Player 1920, 1921 Interstate Games:- 4 Richmond – Hall of Fame – inducted 2004
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bernard Vincent Herbert (20 February 1889 – 14 December 1949)^[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1909 and 1921 for the Richmond Football Club. He served as Richmond's President from 1932 to 1935 and again in 1939.

He later became an inspector in the Victorian Police Force, and was awarded the 'Valour' award for bravery while on duty.

References

1. "AFL Tables – Barney Herbert – Stats – Statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
2. "POLICE "V.C." HOLDER DIES". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 15 December 1949. p. 8 Edition: 1st EDITION. Retrieved 21 September 2014.

• Hogan P: The Tigers of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
• Richmond Football Club – Hall of Fame

External links

• Barney Herbert's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Barney Herbert at AustralianFootball.com