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Billy Dick

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Billy Dick
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 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
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

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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

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Enthusiast's Letter to the Editor
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

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Notes

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  1. ^ 'Enthusiast', "Best Ever in Victoria (Letter to the Editor)", The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 22 September 1934), p. 30.
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