Bill Gunn (footballer)

Bill Gunn
Personal information
Date of birth 4 March 1932
Date of death 23 March 1991(1991-03-23) (aged 59)
Original team(s) Williamstown (VFA)
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1952–1959 South Melbourne 104 (101)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William "Bill" Gunn (4 March 1932 – 23 March 1991)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1950s.

A half-forward flanker, Gunn finished equal fifth in the 1958 Brownlow Medal and was a regular Victorian interstate representative. He captained South Melbourne for the 1955 VFL season, topping their goal-kicking the following season with 28 goals.

Gunn is the grandfather of former Western Bulldogs player and Greater Western Sydney captain Callan Ward.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Bill Gunn - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/grandson-of-a-gunn-20100304-plra.html


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