Larry Donohue | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Larry Donohue | ||
Nickname(s) | Bear | ||
Date of birth | 22 April 1955 | ||
Original team(s) | Thomson | ||
Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Full-forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1973–1980 | Geelong | 105 (339) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
Victoria | ? (?) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1980.
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Larry Donohue (born 22 April 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club from 1973 to 1980, playing 105 games kicking 339 goals. He was recruited from the Thomson Football Club. He won the Coleman Medal in 1976 after kicking 99 goals. Donohue kicked 95 goals in 1978 and headed the Cats goalkicking from 1975–78. Donohue moved to Fitzroy but never played senior football with the Lions retiring because of injuries. Donohue later coached locally in Geelong at Thomson and Newcomb guiding the Dinosaurs to the 1988 Bellarine Football League premiership. His son, Adam, was taken as a father/son selection in the 2007 AFL Draft. He did not play a senior game.