Barbara Gordon Biography – Barbara Gordon Wiki
Barbara Gordon is best known for being the wife of Neil Kerley who was a former Australian rules footballer and coach. Her late husband was best known for taking three clubs to four South Australian National Football League (SANFL) premierships over three decades as both a player and coach and for playing 32 state games for South Australia. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1997.
In a story told by Kerley in the book Knuckles by Jim Rosevear (2003), at one of his first training sessions in charge of Central District during 1988, Kerley told his players during a break that sitting in the grandstand watching them was a woman who knew as much about the game of football as he did and that he would be informed on his way home (a 45 km drive from Elizabeth to the couple’s home in Bellevue Heights) who had trained well and who hadn’t. Kerley was referring to his wife Barbara who had learned a thing or two about Aussie rules football in her 30+ years sitting on the sidelines watching her husband’s teams play. Over the years Barbara was often able to inform Neil of things that happened during training or games that he had missed, something he greatly valued during his coaching career.
Barbara Gordon Age
Her age is unknown. Her late husband was born on February 20, 1934, in Barmera, Australia, and died on June 29, 2022, in Walker Flat, Australia. He was 88 years.
Barbara Gordon Husband
She was married to her late husband Neil Kerley, a former Australian rules footballer and coach. While coaching North Whyalla in 1955, Neil Kerley met her in her hometown. The pair were married on February 25, 1955, at the St Teresa’s Catholic Church in Whyalla and have three children.
Barbara Gordon Children
With her deceased husband, they had three children named Donald Jr, Robyn, and Gail.
Neil Kerley Death
Gordon’s husband Kerley died on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, after crashing his car in Walker Flat, South Australia. The crash happened at Walker Flat in the Murraylands just before 5.30 pm on Wednesday. He died at the age of 88.
His car towing a trailer crashed through a fence and into a paddock on Mallee Road. A statement by South Australian police said the accident occurred just before 5.30 pm near the small Murray River town of Walker Flat, about 100 kilometers north of Adelaide.
“Just before 5.30 pm today police and emergency services were called to Mallee Road after reports that a car towing a trailer had left the road and crashed through a fence into a paddock. Major Crash officers are attending the scene.”
Police warned people to avoid the area.
West Adelaide Football Club issued a statement shortly after the news became public, saying the club was “shocked and absolutely devastated” to hear the news. “Our hearts go out to his family, friends, entire West Adelaide and SA Football community during this time of mourning,” the statement said.
Neil Kerley Cause of Death
Her husband, Kerley died on June 29, 2022, after crashing his car in Walker Flat, South Australia.
