Bill Wisdom
| Bill Wisdom | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Lang Wisdom | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1912 | ||
| Date of death | 9 March 1940 (aged 27) | ||
| Place of death | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | North Adelaide / North Shore AFC | ||
| Height / weight | 179 cm / 81 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1936 | Richmond | 2 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936. | |||
William Lang "Bill" Wisdom (30 May 1912 – 9 March 1940) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] He died in a car accident in Adelaide, aged 27.[2] The vehicle he was travelling in collided with a tram.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 966. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ↑ "Death After Crash. Was Footballer". The News. Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 9 March 1940. p. 7. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "Did Tram Go Backwards After Crash?.". The News. Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 20 March 1940. p. 7. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
External links
- Bill Wisdom's statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Wisdom's profile from AustralianFootball.com
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