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Herb Turner (Australian footballer)

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Herb Turner
Personal information
Full name William Herbert Turner
Date of birth (1921-07-06)6 July 1921
Place of birth Woodvale, Victoria
Date of death 24 February 2002(2002-02-24) (aged 80)
Place of death Bendigo
Original team(s) West Melbourne
Debut Round 1, 1944, Carlton vs. South Melbourne
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1944–1949 Carlton 86 (101)
1950 Hawthorn 10 0(10)
Total 96 (111)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Herbert Turner (6 July 1921 – 24 February 2002) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Nicknamed "Stumpy", Turner was a dual premiership player at Carlton. He could play in the midfield or up forward.

Turner also played first-class cricket with Victoria for whom he was a left-handed batsman and made 96 on debut against Western Australia at the MCG in 1948.[1] In all he made 632 runs in his first-class career at an average of 33.26.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Boundary". The Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 7 February 1949. p. 12. Retrieved 7 June 2013 – via National Library of Australia.