Darrel Baldock
Personal information | |
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Birth | 29 September 1938Devonport, Tasmania | ,
Recruited from | Latrobe |
Height and weight | 179 cm / 90 kg |
Death | 2 February 2011Latrobe, Tasmania | (aged 72),
Playing career¹ | |
Team(s) |
St Kilda 1962–1968 119 games, 236 goals |
Coaching career¹ | |
Team(s) |
St Kilda 1987–1989 62 games, 18 wins, 44 losses |
¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season | |
Career highlights | |
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Darrel John Baldock (29 September 1938 – 2 February 2011[1]), commonly nicknamed "The Doc" and "Mr Magic", was an Australian rules football player who in 1966 was the first (and, to date, only) captain of a premiership-winning St Kilda Football Club. Baldock was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as a "Legend" and also represented Tasmania in two first-class cricket matches. Baldock served for fifteen years as a member of Tasmania's parliament.
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[edit] Victorian Football League (VFL) playing career
Baldock was recruited from Latrobe in Tasmania and was famous for his football handling skills and balance. "Doc" played at Centre half-forward and was made captain of St Kilda's "Team of the Century" in 2002, and named as the initial "legend" in the St Kilda Football Club Hall of Fame in 2003.
Apart from playing in the Victorian Football League with St Kilda, Baldock played 71 games for East Devonport (1955–1958, club best and fairest 1955); 158 games for Latrobe (1959–1961 and 1969–1974); four games for New Norfolk (1975); as well as 15 Tasmanian state representative games and 20 North-West Football Union representative games.
[edit] Political career
Baldock became a member of the House of Assembly in the Tasmanian Parliament on 22 April 1972. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party and was a state minister from 1975–1982. After a 15 year parliamentary career he resigned on 30 June 1987 to become coach of St Kilda.
Darrell Baldock Tasmanian Tigers |
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Batting style | Right Hand Batsman (RHB) | ||
Bowling type | Right Arm Medium (RM) | ||
First Class | List A Matches | Twenty20 Matches | |
Matches | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Runs scored | 86 | 0 | 0 |
Batting average | 21.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
100s/50s | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Top score | 54 | 0 | 0 |
Balls bowled | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wickets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling average | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best bowling | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Catches/stumpings | 3/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
As of 27 May 2007 |
[edit] Coaching career
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Baldock was the senior coach at St Kilda from 1987 to 1989. In his first year he lifted them off the bottom of the ladder but also suffered a minor stroke. He continued to coach for a further two years.
[edit] Later life and death
Baldock retired to Tasmania where he raced horses. His biography, Darrel Baldock – The Incomparable Mr Magic, was written by his friend Peter Lyons and published in June 2010. Baldock suffered from illness in his final years. He died of pneumonia and kidney failure on 2 February 2011 following a fourth stroke.[2]
[edit] Honours
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Baldock was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in its inception in 1996 (as a player) and was upgraded to Legend in 2006. In 2004, he was named on the half forward flank and as captain in the Tasmanian Team of The Century. Baldock was also honoured by having the Northern Tasmania Football League 2000 Best and Fairest medal named after him.
[edit] References
- ^ Caruana, Patrick (3 February 2011). "Baldock offered state funeral". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2011-02-03. http://www.webcitation.org/5wEbtgTQV. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
- ^ Sheahan, Mike (2 February 2011). "St Kilda football legend Darrel Baldock dies aged 72". Herald Sun. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/club-legend-baldock-passes-away/story-e6frf9jf-1225998992948. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
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Preceded by Neil Roberts |
St Kilda captain 1963–1968 |
Succeeded by Ian Stewart |
Preceded by Allan Davis |
St Kilda Football Club coach 1987–1989 |
Succeeded by Ken Sheldon |
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