Frank 'Checker' Hughes
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Francis Vane Hughes | ||
| Nickname(s) | Checker | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1894 | ||
| Date of death | 23 January 1978 (aged 83) | ||
| Original team(s) | Burnley | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1914–1923 | Richmond | 87 (51) | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1927–1932 | Richmond | 120 (87–31–2) | |
| 1933–1941 | Melbourne | 173 (108–64–1) | |
| 1945–1948 | Melbourne | 84 (49–34–1) | |
| 1965 | Melbourne | 1 (0–1–0) | |
| Total | 378 (244–130–4) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1923.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1965.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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Francis Vane "Frank, Checker" Hughes (26 February 1894 – 23 January 1978) was a player and coach of Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League (later renamed to Australian Football League) in the period 1914 to 1948.
A small and quick player with brilliant skills in stab passing and handball, Hughes played in two Richmond Football Club premiership sides.
Hughes coached over an extended period with a great deal of success, securing 5 VFL premierships. When his friend and former Richmond Secretary Percy Page went to Melbourne Football Club Hughes followed him. He renamed the "Fuschias" to Demons, sacked 13 players and instilled discipline in the club.
Hughes was inducted to the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996 with his citation reading:
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