Bill Young (footballer)
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | 6 June 1931, |
| Recruited from | Stratford
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| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 3, 28 April 1956, St Kilda vs. Carlton, at Junction Oval |
| Team(s) | St Kilda (1956-1961)
94 games, 274 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season | |
| Career Highlights | |
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William D. (Bill) Young (born 6 June 1931) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL.
Young was an all-round sportsman — a top goal scorer in country football; a cricketer who once top-scored for a Victorian country team against England and also a cyclist.
Young, (Height: 179 cm, Weight: 73 kg) played with St Kilda a full forward kicking 56 goals in his debut year, winning the VFL's Coleman Medal goalkicking award. He also topped St Kilda's goal-kicking table 1956-60.
Blair Campbell credited him with inventing the reverse punt shot at goal.
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| Preceded by Noel Rayson |
Coleman Medallist 1956 |
Succeeded by Jack Collins |
As Bill's daughter I have seen him perform this kick, which calls the Banana Kick, and have heard the story many times from himself and other relatives how he invented this as a teenager playing for the Victorian country side Stratford. Verifibly, there is film footage of him using this kick during games in the 1950's.
