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Kevin Bartlett
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | March 6, 1947, Carlton, Victoria |
| Recruited from | Richmond 4ths |
| Height/Weight | 175cm / 71kg |
| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | 1965, Richmond vs. St Kilda, at MCG |
| Team(s) | Richmond (1965-1983)
403 games, 778 goals |
| Coaching Career¹ | |
| Team(s) | Richmond (1988-1991) |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season | |
| Career Highlights | |
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Kevin Charles Bartlett (born March 6, 1947) is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1965 and 1983 for the Richmond Football Club.
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Bartlett was a rover and goalkicker who was known as 'Hungry' due to his unwillingness to handball. He is known for great evasiveness and stamina, he could win a game off his own boot. A winner of five premierships with Richmond, he also won the Norm Smith Medal in 1980. With 403 games, only Michael Tuck of Hawthorn has played more. Bartlett was renowned for his skill and concentration on the game and was instrumental in many tiger's wins.
Bartlett was the Tigers coach from 1988-1991. Controversy surrounding his dismissal as coach has left him estranged from the football club although he is still revered among true Tigers fans.
Bartlett joined Channel 7 in Melbourne immediately after his playing retirement, appearing regularly on World of Sport and hosting the Junior Supporters Club. He also wrote for the Sun News Pictorial. His media commitments were put on hold during his ill-fated stint as Richmond coach. He has great all-round interest in most sports, and is one of the few ex-Australian football players who has carved out a career commentating on all manner of sports. Currently, he hosts Hungry for Sport, a radio show playing on his nickname of "Hungry", on Melbourne's dedicated aports radio station, SEN 1116. He also commentates on cable-TV for Fox Footy and was the host of the popular nostalgia show Grumpy Old Men on Fox Footy until 2006.
- Richmond Football Club Official Site - Hall of Fame
- 1971 Tiger Year Book - Richmond Football Club
| Preceded by Wayne Harmes |
Norm Smith Medallist 1980 |
Succeeded by Bruce Doull |
| Preceded by Neville Crowe |
Richmond Best and Fairest winner 1967-1968 |
Succeeded by Royce Hart |
| Preceded by Royce Hart |
Richmond Best and Fairest winner 1973-1974 |
Succeeded by Kevin Morris |
| Preceded by Kevin Sheedy |
Richmond Best and Fairest winner 1977 |
Succeeded by Geoff Raines |
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