Sampson (Shine) Hosking
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Sampson (Shine) Hosking
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Name: Hosking, Lillie Ann
Date of Death: 24 April 1950
Age: 60 Years
Last Abode: HENDON, SA
Service Type: Burial
Name: Hosking, Sampson (shine)
Date of Death: 22 October 1974
Age: 86 Years
Last Abode: KILBURN, SA
Service Type: Burial
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Sampson Hosking (4 January 1888 – 20 October 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian Football League (SAFL). He was twice a recipient of the Magarey Medal, an individual award given in recognition of being the best and fairest player in the SAFL. After his playing career Hosking was also an accomplished football coach successfully leading Port Adelaide and the West Torrens Football Club to a combined six premierships. In 1929 he was described in the Register as "one of the most prominent figures in the game during the past 20 years. Combining exceptional pace with a football brain of rare fertility".