Bill Pritchard (footballer)
| Bill Pritchard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William John Pritchard | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Tatura, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 2 November 2011 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Wangaratta, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Tatura | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1948–51 | Geelong | 21 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William John Pritchard (29 January 1927 – 2 November 2011) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
The son of Carlton footballer Francis James Pritchard (1899–1983) and Elizabeth Marion Frances Pritchard, nee Forsyth (1902–1969), William John Pritchard was born at Tatura on 29 January 1927.
Pritchard won the 1947 Goulburn Valley Football League best and fairest award, the Morrison Medal.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 721. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "1947 - MORRISON MEDAL". Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate (Vic. : 1894 - 1955). 15 August 1947. p. 8. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Bill Pritchard's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Pritchard at AustralianFootball.com