Australian Football

Defender Chris Langford was the essence of solidity, strength and sureness in 303 V/AFL games for Hawthorn between 1983 and 1997. Of imposing physique, he was powerful overhead, and polished in everything he did at ground level; he was also extraordinarily hard to beat one on one, and had the wood on most if not all of his regular opponents for the majority of his career. He was a key player for the Hawks in the winning Grand Finals of 1986, 1988, 1989 and 1991, and captained the club in 1994. A regular Victorian representative, Langford achieved All Australian selection in 1987, and was an AFL All Australian in 1994. He was named on the interchange bench in Hawthorn's official 'Team of the Century'.

Author - John Devaney