Bill Tymms | |
Fullname: | William Tymms |
Birth Date: | 16 August 1903 |
Originalteam: | C.Y.M.S[1] |
Height: | 183 cm |
Weight: | 79 kg |
Statsend: | 1933 |
Years1: | 1922–1923 |
Club1: | St Kilda |
Games Goals1: | 8 (5) |
Years2: | 1925–1933 |
Club2: | Melbourne |
Games Goals2: | 91 (7) |
Games Goalstotal: | 99 (12) |
William Tymms (16 August 1903 – 9 June 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Tymms started his career at St Kilda, where he spent two seasons.[3] He played for Prahran in 1924, then made his way to Melbourne and was a half-back flanker in their 1926 premiership team.[4] [5] Best known as a full-back, Tymms represented the VFL five times during his career.[6] He went into football administration after retiring, serving as secretary of the Richmond Football Club from 1955 to 1962.[7]