Born December 24, 1947

THE PLAYER

RICHMOND 1967-79, 251 games, 91 goals; captain 1978

Recruited from: Prahran VFA

Premierships:1969, 1973, 1974.

Best and fairest:1976.

Victorian representative:1969-72, 1974, 1977.

Players' association MVP award:1974.

THE COACH

ESSENDON, 1981-2007

Games 629. Won 384. Lost 238. Drew 7.

Winning percentage 61.61.

■ All-Australian coach: 1984, 1985, 1993, 2000.

■ Premierships: 1984, 1985, 1993, 2000.

Runner-up: 1983, 1990, 2001.

■ Pre-season premierships: 1981, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2000.

■ Qualified for the finals in 19 of 26 completed seasons.

■ Second on AFL/VFL coaching list behind Collingwood's Jock McHale (714 games).

■ Sheedy's record of 880 games as player or coach is an AFL/VFL record.

■ Coached Australia (international rules), 2005-06.