Kevin Abley Explained

Kevin Abley
Fullname:Kevin Charles Abley
Birth Date:24 March 1935
Birth Place:Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
Death Date:29 August 2024 (aged 89)
Death Place:Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Statsend:1964
Years1:1954–1964
Club1:Glenelg
Games Goals1:173 (96)

Kevin Abley (24 March 1935 – 29 August 2024) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the South Australian National Football League with the Glenelg Football Club.

Kevin Abley was born on 24 March 1935, in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia. He came to Adelaide in the early stages of 1950 when he was 15 years of age. He lived with his family which included his brother, Port Adelaide Football Club legend John Abley. He played 173 games for Glenelg, mainly at full-back and represented South Australia on four occasions in interstate matches against Victoria.[1] His grandson Blake Derer currently coaches the Hackham Hawks football club Senior A grade men's football team.

Abley died on August 29, 2024, at the age of 89.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kevin Abley - Player . Bio. Australian Football. 17 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Vale Kevin Abley . 2024-10-04 . Glenelg Football Club . en-US.