Bill Cahill
| Bill Cahill | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Keyran William Jack Cahill | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania | ||
| Date of death | 7 March 1966 (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | Launceston, Tasmania | ||
| Original team | Launceston | ||
| Height/Weight | 183 cm / 85 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1937–1938 | Essendon | 15 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1938 season. | |||
Keyran William Jack "Bill" Cahill (3 December 1911 – 7 March 1966) was a sportsman who played Australian rules football for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s and represented Tasmania at first-class cricket.
Cahill, a half back, won two Tasman Shields Trophies while at Northern Tasmanian Football Association club Launceston, in 1933 and 1936. He struggled in his two seasons at Essendon due to a shoulder injury and returned to Launceston in 1939 where he was appointed captain-coach.
He had earlier made four first-class appearances with Tasmania in the 1931/32 season. One of those was against the touring South African team and he took the only wicket of his career when he dismissed all-rounder Quintin McMillan.
References
- Bill Cahill's statistics from AFL Tables
- CricketArchive: William Cahill
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.