Herb Williams (footballer)
| Herb Williams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Herbert Edgar Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1885 | ||
| Date of death | 29 October 1924 (aged 39) | ||
| Original team(s) | Geelong West | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Herbert Edgar Williams (13 July 1885 – 29 October 1924) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]
He died in a road accident in Geelong on 29 October 1924.[2] The bicycle he was riding collided with a motor car and he sustained a fractured skull.[2]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 954. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ a b "Cyclist's Skull Fractured". The Age. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 30 October 1924. p. 11. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
External links
- Herb Williams's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Herb Williams at AustralianFootball.com