Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
Bill Snell |
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Date of birth |
(1927-03-23)23 March 1927 |
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Date of death |
18 March 2009(2009-03-18) (aged 81) |
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Original team(s) |
Mirboo North |
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Debut |
Round 1, 1950, Essendon vs. Fitzroy, at Brunswick Street |
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Height |
185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
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Weight |
84 kg (185 lb) |
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Years |
Club |
Games (Goals) |
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1950–52 |
Essendon |
36 (16) |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952. |
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
William Snell (23 March 1927 – 18 March 2009[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL during the early 1950s.
A centre half forward, Snell made his debut in Dick Reynolds's 300th game. He was a member of Essendon's 1950 premiership team and also played in the side which lost the decider the following season. He suffered a serious head injury during a pre-season game before the 1951 season.[2][3] Although doctors feared that he would never play football again, Snell returned to play the last eight games of the 1951 VFL season,[4] including Essendon's loss to Geelong in the 1951 VFL Grand Final. He played a further eight games in 1952 before retiring from the VFL and going to coach the Stawell Football Club in 1953.[5]
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