Billy Dick

Billy Dick
Cigarette card of Dick in 1910
Personal information
Full name	William John Dick
Date of birth	(1889-07-16)16 July 1889
Place of birth	Stawell, Victoria
Date of death	18 November 1960(1960-11-18) (aged 71)
Place of death	Cheltenham, Victoria
Original team(s)	East Brunswick
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Position(s)	Centre half-forward, centre half-back
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1906–07	Brighton	?? (??)
1908–10	Fitzroy	53 (40)
1911–18	Carlton	100 (35)
1919	Brunswick	5 (3)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919.
Career highlights
Fitzroy leading goalkicker 1909 Carlton captain 1914–17 Carlton premiership side 1914 Carlton leading goalkicker 1917
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William John Dick (16 July 1889 – 18 November 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of Alick Dick, captain of Essendon in the VFA.

His nephews Ian and Alexander Dick played first-class cricket for Western Australia, with Ian also captaining Australia at field hockey in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.

Football

Enthusiast's Letter to the Editor
The Herald, 21 September 1934.^[1]

Dick made his debut for Carlton in round 6 of the 1911 VFL season. He left the club at the end of 1918.

See also

• 1914 Sydney Carnival

Notes

1. 'Enthusiast', "Best Ever in Victoria (Letter to the Editor)", The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 22 September 1934), p. 30.

External links

• Billy Dick's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Billy Dick at AustralianFootball.com
• Billy Dick at Blueseum
• W. "Billy" Dick, at The VFA Project.