Bill Thripp
| Bill Thripp | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Thripp | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1940 | ||
| Date of death | 15 February 2007 (aged 67) | ||
| Original team(s) | Richmond Scouts | ||
| Height / weight | 183 cm / 86 kg | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Bill Thripp (26 January 1940 - 15 February 2007)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Thripp, the father of Sydney utility Terry,[3] was recruited from Richmond Scouts. He played as a centre half back in the Collingwood team which lost the 1960 VFL Grand Final.[4]
He later coached the Warners Bay Bulldogs in the Newcastle Australian Football League and steered them to a maiden premiership in 1984, going through the entire season undefeated.
References
- ^ "Bill Thripp". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Bill Thripp's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ^ Hillier, K. (2004) Like Father Like Son, Pennon Publishing", Melbourne. ISBN 1-877029-73-4.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.