Billy Dick | |||
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![]() Cigarette card of Dick in 1910 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | William John Dick | ||
Date of birth | 16 July 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Stawell, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 18 November 1960 | (aged 71)||
Place of death | Cheltenham, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | East Brunswick | ||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Centre half-forward, centre half-back | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1906–07 | Brighton | ?? (??) | |
1908–10 | Fitzroy | 53 (40) | |
1911–18 | Carlton | 100 (35) | |
1919 | Brunswick | 5 (3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
William John Dick (16 July 1889 – 18 November 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
[edit]The son of Alick Dick, captain of Essendon in the VFA.
His nephews Ian and Alexander Dick played first-class cricket for Western Australia, with Ian also captaining Australia at field hockey in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
Football
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/1914_Victorian_Football_Team_%28Letter_to_the_Editor%2C_by_%27Enthusiast%27%29.tif/lossless-page1-200px-1914_Victorian_Football_Team_%28Letter_to_the_Editor%2C_by_%27Enthusiast%27%29.tif.png)
The Herald, 21 September 1934.[1]
Dick made his debut for Carlton in round 6 of the 1911 VFL season. He left the club at the end of 1918.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 'Enthusiast', "Best Ever in Victoria (Letter to the Editor)", The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 22 September 1934), p. 30.
External links
[edit]- Billy Dick's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Billy Dick at AustralianFootball.com
- Billy Dick at Blueseum
- W. "Billy" Dick, at The VFA Project.