Bill Harvey (Australian footballer)

Bill Harvey
Personal information
Full name Bill Harvey
Date of birth 10 October 1926
Height/Weight 185 cm / 78 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1948 North Melbourne 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1948 season .

Bill Harvey (born 10 October 1926) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Harvey, a key forward, managed just two VFL appearances, against Collingwood and Footscray in the 1948 season.[1]

He then played in the Diamond Valley Football League for Heidelberg and kicked 102 goals in 1950, the most by any player that season.

In 1951 he joined Preston.[2]

He is the grandfather of North Melbourne games record holder Brent Harvey.[3]

References

  1. ^ AFL Tables: Bill Harvey
  2. ^ The Argus,"Harvey To Miss Two V.F.A. Rounds", 18 July 1951, p. 12
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.