HOUGH - Robert 19th February 2022

25 February 2022

VALE BOB HOUGH 
A tribute from his great mate Col Counsell.

Joining Chelsea at the age of 15, Bob Hough was quick to demonstrate his undoubted football skills and potential as a future star. After two years playing in the Under 17’s, Bob graduated straight away into a strong Chelsea senior team and played almost all of his 60 games in the seniors enjoying the honour of playing in the 1966 and 1967 premiership teams. He won the club’s goal-kicking award in both years and topped the MPFL goal-kicking in 1966.

Lured away to Longwarry in the West Gippsland League in 1968 Bob kicked some 76 goals in 12 games before sustaining a season ending ruptured kidney. His unexpected come-back game, after some 3 months on the sidelines, was the Grand Final where, playing in a brace to protect his kidneys, he kicked 5 goals to help Longwarry win the flag. 

In 1970 Bob Hough was appointed senior coach of the Carrum club and led them to the finals in his first before sustaining a career ending facial injury the following year at the young age of 25. 
Bobby Hough will be remembered as a class act who knew how to score goals – a fine product of Chelsea’s ‘coaching academy’. 

R.I.P

The Bob Hough Story Chelsea Grit

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