Australian rules footballer
| Bill Flynn | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Joseph Flynn | ||
| Date of birth | (1907-09-26)26 September 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Drouin, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 24 May 1991(1991-05-24) (aged 83) | ||
| Original team(s) | Williamstown | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1930 | Carlton | 1 (3) | |
| 1932 | South Melbourne | 2 (0) | |
| Total | 3 (3) | ||
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Joseph Flynn (26 September 1907 – 24 May 1991) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of Timothy Flynn (1866-1924), and Johanna Flynn (1871-1959), née Ahearn, William Joseph Flynn was born at Drouin, Victoria on 26 September 1907.
He married Kathleen Margaret O'Connor (1908-2002) on 16 May 1942.
Football
Flynn tied with Jack Collins in the 1936 Gippsland Football League's best and fairest award, the Trood Award, when playing with Bairnsdale Football Club.
Notes
- Holmesby & Main (2009), p.270.
- Death: Flynn, The Argus, (Wednesday, 20 February 1924), p.14.
- Trood Award Voting: Sale and Bairnsdale Players Tie, The Gippsland Times, (Thursday, 27 August 1936), p.5.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
External links
- Bill Flynn's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Flynn at AustralianFootball.com
- Bill Flynn's profile at Blueseum
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