Des Rowe
Australian rules footballer and coach
Kenneth Desmond Rowe (19 November 1925, 12 May 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1946 and 1957 for the Richmond Football Club. He was later senior coach of Richmond from 1961 to 1963.
01Family
The son of Collingwood player Percy Rowe (1896-1976), and Catherine Isobel Rowe (1899-1981), née Smith, Kenneth Desmond Rowe was born on 19 November 1925.
02Football
After a successful season with Coburg (where his father was the coach) in 1945, Rowe crossed to Richmond where he became one of the finest half backs in the VFL. A regular player for Victoria, Rowe earned All Australian selection at the 1956 Perth carnival. Rowe was made Richmond captain in 1952, a position he held until the end of his senior playing career.
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