Australian rules footballer
| Des Bell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Desmond Clyde Bell | ||
| Date of birth | (1923-05-23)23 May 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Creswick, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Creswick | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1946–48 | Melbourne | 7 (4) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Desmond Clyde Bell (born 23 May 1923) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Personal life
Bell was born at Creswick, Victoria on 23 May 1923. He married Nina Helen Dora Thomson in 1948.
Bell served overseas as a gunner in the Australian Army during the Second World War.
Notes
- "1946 - What Has Happened To The "No Drop" Rule ?". Sporting Globe. 19 June 1946. p. 13. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- Holmesby & Main (2009), p.59.
- Service Record.
- Engagements: Thomson—Bell, The Argus, (Tuesday, 3 September 1946), p.10.
- Nominal Roll.
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.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Gunner Desmond Clyde Bell (VX113976), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Gunner Desmond Clyde Bell (VX113976), National Archives of Australia.
External links
- Des Bell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Des Bell at AustralianFootball.com
- Des Bell, at Demonwiki.
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