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Vin Williams

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Vin Williams
Personal information
Full name Vin Williams
Date of birth (1932-07-10)10 July 1932
Original team(s) Castlemaine
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Position(s) Wing
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1952–59 Fitzroy 93 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Vin Williams (born 10 July 1932) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Williams was offered the Shepparton coaching position in 1960, which eventually went to Tom Hafey but Williams opted for the Benalla[2] role and lead them from 1960 to 1963 which included a Ovens & Murray Football League grand loss in 1961 and two premierships in 1962 and 1963.[3]


Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 957. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "Vale Tom Hafey". ABC Local. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ^ "O&MFL - 1960's Grand Finals". Ovens & Murray FNL. Retrieved 25 June 2021.