Australian rules footballer
| Bill Robinson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Haigh Robinson | ||
| Date of birth | (1919-01-22)22 January 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Daylesford, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 2 September 2007(2007-09-02) (aged 88) | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1938–39 | Hawthorn | 6 (3) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Haigh Robinson (22 January 1919 – 2 September 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
After initially serving in the army reserve, Robinson transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force in 1941, serving as an equipment assistant after unsuccessfully applying to become a pilot.
In 1950 he was seriously injured in a car accident that left him with permanent vision loss.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 715. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 442. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
- "World War II Roll:William Haigh Robinson". Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- "£10,000 Claim by ex-League Player Fails". The Age. No. 30, 444. Victoria, Australia. 25 November 1952. p. 4.
External links
- Bill Robinson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Robinson at AustralianFootball.com
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