Bill Tymms
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| Bill Tymms | |||
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| File:Bill Tymms 1933.jpg | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Tymms | ||
| Born | 16 August 1903 | ||
| Died | 9 June 1989 (aged 85) | ||
| Original team | C.Y.M.S[1] | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1922–1923 | St Kilda | 8 (5) | |
| 1925–1933 | Melbourne | 91 (7) | |
| Total | 99 (12) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Tymms (16 August 1903 – 9 June 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Tymms started his career at St Kilda, where he spent two seasons.[3] He played for Prahran in 1924, then made his way to Melbourne and was a half-back flanker in their 1926 premiership team.[4][5] Best known as a full-back, Tymms represented the VFL five times during his career.[6] He went into football administration after retiring, serving as secretary of the Richmond Football Club from 1955 to 1962.[7]
References
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- ^ AFL Tables: Bill Tymms
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- ^ The Age,"Tymms Resigns as Secretary", 20 September 1962, p. 18
External links
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- Bill Tymms at AustralianFootball.com
Categories:
- 1903 births
- 1989 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- St Kilda Football Club players
- Melbourne Football Club players
- Prahran Football Club players
- Richmond Football Club administrators
- Melbourne Football Club premiership players
- CYMS Football Association players
- VFL/AFL premiership players
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rules football biography, 1903 birth stubs