Australian rules footballer
Vic Bodsworth | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Vic Bodsworth | ||
Date of birth | 10 July 1931 | ||
Date of death | 3 December 1967(1967-12-03) (aged 36) | ||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1949–1950 | Footscray | 5 (5) | |
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Vic Bodsworth (10 July 1931 – 3 December 1967) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Bodsworth, a locally recruited rover, made his way up from the thirds to play two VFL seasons at Footscray.
He then joined Yarraville in the Victorian Football Association.
Bodsworth also spent some time playing for Daylesford in the Ballarat Football League and won a Henderson Medal in 1954.
After leaving Daylesford, he returned to Yarraville, then signed with Minyip as coach.
References
- "Vic Bodsworth – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- "BULLDOG FIND". The Sporting Globe. Melbourne. 10 August 1949. p. 13 Section: Football Section. Retrieved 18 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- "AFL Tables: Vic Bodsworth". afltables.com.
- "1954 - Bodsworth "best" in Ballarat". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic). 13 September 1954. p. 17. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- The Age,"Yarraville", 9 April 1958, p. 8