Australian Hall of Fame footballer killed in car accident
The AFL world is in mourning after legendary footy player Neil Kerley AM died in a horrific car accident.
The 88-year-old was towing a trailer in Walker Flat in the Murraylands, South Australia just before 5:30pm on Wednesday when he crashed through a fence and into a paddock.
He tragically died at the scene.
The Australian Hall of Fame icon, nicknamed Knuckles and King and Kerls, was affectionately known as the “King of South Australian football”.
With a career spanning over 17 years, Kerley made a name for himself after playing 265 games in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
He represented South Australia 32 times, six times of which he was captain.
Kerley then went on to coach 628 games and was a two-time premiership coach and two-time premiership captain-coach.
Eventually Kerley was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame, as well as the South Australian Football Hall of Fame.
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