Bill Kuhlken
Appearance
Bill Kuhlken | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | William Henry Kuhlken | ||
Date of birth | 17 April 1910 | ||
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 5 September 1957 | (aged 47)||
Place of death | Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Port Melbourne (VFA) | ||
Position(s) | Ruck | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1927–1929 | Port Melbourne | 35 (104) | |
1930–1936 | Geelong | 80 (101) | |
1936–1937 | Carlton | 9 (5) | |
Total | 124 (210) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
William Henry Kuhlken (17 April 1910 – 5 September 1957)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Carlton.
Football
[edit]Carlton (VFL)
[edit]In 1936 he transferred from Geelong to Carlton, in exchange for George Dougherty, who went to Geelong.
Death
[edit]He died (following a heart attack) at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne on 5 September 1957.[2][3]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "Will Kuhlken". Blueseum - Online Carlton Football Club Museum. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ Deaths: Kuhlken, The Age, (Saturday, 7 September 1957), p.21.
- ^ Former Geelong Player's Death, The Age, (Saturday, 7 September 1957), p.16.
References
[edit]- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
[edit]- Bill Kuhlken's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Kuhlken at AustralianFootball.com
- Will Kuhlken, at Blueseum.
- Bill Kuhlken, at The VFA Project.