title: Clive Philp
text: # Clive Philp
  
  Clive Alexander Philp (28 February 1926 – 24 August 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
  
  ## War service
  
  Philp enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force at the age of 16 in 1942 and served until the end of the war.
  
  ## Football
  
  Philp was a key position player and played 112 games for Hawthorn during his career. He represented Victoria in three interstate football matches.
  
  In 1956 he captain-coached Rutherglen and finished third in the Morris Medal.
  
  He then played with and coached Kyneton.
  
  In 1959 he was the Bendigo Football League's Michelsen Medal winner and then topped the competition's goal-kicking lists in 1960. He coached Kyneton to premierships in 1960 and 1961.
  
  