| Bill Thripp | |
| Fullname: | William Thripp |
| Birth Date: | 26 January 1940 |
| Originalteam: | Richmond Scouts |
| Height: | 183 cm |
| Weight: | 86 kg |
| Statsend: | 1962 |
| Years1: | 1959–1962 |
| Club1: | Collingwood |
| Games Goals1: | 46 (4) |
Bill Thripp (26 January 1940 – 15 February 2007)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Thripp, the father of Sydney utility Terry,[2] was recruited from Richmond Scouts. He played as a centre half back in the Collingwood team which lost the 1960 VFL Grand Final.[3]
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.