Billy Walsh (Australian footballer)

William Joseph Walsh (18 February 1911 – 11 September 1986)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Billy Walsh
Personal information
Full name William Joseph Walsh
Date of birth (1911-02-18)18 February 1911
Place of birth Collingwood, Victoria
Date of death 11 September 1986(1986-09-11) (aged 75)
Place of death Heidelberg West, Victoria
Original team(s) Preston
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1934 Melbourne 3 (2)
1944 Fitzroy 1 (0)
Total 4 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Walsh also served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[3]

Notes
  1. "Billy Walsh - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 862. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. "World War II Roll: WALSH, William Joseph". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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