Ted Lovett
Ted Lovett is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League.
Lovett played two games for Fitzroy in the 1963 VFL season, on a permit. He finished the year back at North Ballarat and won the first of two Henderson Medal, the other coming in 1965. He played seven games for Fitzroy 1964.He is an Indigenous Australian.Early life
Lovett is the son of Alf Egan, the first indigenous player for the Carlton Football Club, and Gertie, of the Gunditjmara tribe. He grew up in Fitzroy, Victoria. After his father's death he was made a ward of the state.In the 1970s Lovett worked for Aboriginal Affairs. He played a key role in setting up the Ballarat and District Aboriginal Cooperative, which specialises in Aboriginal health, welfare and community development. He also worked with eye doctor Fred Hollows.
In 2017, Lovett was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for services to the indigenous community in south-west Victoria.
