Australian rules footballer
| Billy Dick | |||
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 Cigarette card of Dick in 1910 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William John Dick | ||
| Date of birth | (1889-07-16)16 July 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Stawell, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 18 November 1960(1960-11-18) (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 career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1906–07 | Brighton | ?? (??) | |
| 1908–10 | Fitzroy | 53 (40) | |
| 1911–18 | Carlton | 100 (35) | |
| 1919 | Brunswick | 5 (3) | |
| 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
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
The Herald, 21 September 1934.
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
Notes
- 'Enthusiast', "Best Ever in Victoria (Letter to the Editor)", The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 22 September 1934), p. 30.
External links
- Billy Dick's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Billy Dick at AustralianFootball.com
- Billy Dick at Blueseum
- W. "Billy" Dick, at The VFA Project.
| Carlton Football Club 1914 VFL premiers | |
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| Carlton 6.9 (45) defeated South Melbourne 4.15 (39), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Coach: Clark |
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- 1889 births
- Carlton Football Club players
- Carlton Football Club premiership players
- Fitzroy Football Club players
- Brighton Football Club players
- Brunswick Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- 1960 deaths
- People from Stawell, Victoria
- VFL/AFL premiership players
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rules biography, 1889 birth stubs