Andy Angwin

Andy Angwin
Personal information
Full name	Lawrence Andrew Angwin
Date of birth	(1918-09-04)4 September 1918
Place of birth	Boulder, Western Australia
Date of death	14 July 2002(2002-07-14)(aged 83)
Original team(s)	Port Melbourne(VFA)
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1938–1944	Hawthorn	75 (10)
1Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944.
Career highlights
Hawthorn best and fairest:1940
Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com

Lawrence Andrew Angwin(4 September 1918 – 14 July 2002)was anAustralian rules footballerwho played forHawthornin theVictorian Football League(VFL).

A wingman, Angwin played withPort Melbournein theVictorian Football Associationbefore joining Hawthorn; he was the first player to cross from the VFA to the VFL without a clearance after the competitionsended their reciprocal permit agreementin1938,and as a result he was suspended from playing in the VFA.However, this did not affect his ability to play in the VFL, and he won Hawthorn'sbest and fairestaward in1940and finished runner up in the following two seasons. Angwin also did well in the1941Brownlow Medal,polling 13 votes to finish equal sixth and earnedVictorianselection, representing them againstSouth Australiain an interstate match.

Angwin's grandsonLaurence Angwinalso played in the Australian Football League.

Honours and achievements

Individual

• Hawthorn best and fairest:1940
• Hawthornlife member

External links

• Andy Angwin's playing statisticsfrom AFL Tables
• Profile at Hawksheadquarters