Billy Grace Explained

Billy Grace
Fullname:	William George Grace
Birth Date:	8 July 1876
Birth Place:	Richmond, Victoria
Death Place:	Essendon, Victoria
Originalteam:	Fitzroy Crescent
Statsend:	1900
Years1:	1900
Games Goals1:	4 (1)

William George Grace (8 July 1876 – 23 June 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of Thomas Grace, and Julia Grace, née O'Callaghan, William George Grace was born in Richmond, Victoria on 8 July 1876. He was the younger brother of Fitzroy footballers Jim Grace and Mick Grace.^[2]

Grace married Ethel Violet Moore in 1906 and he died at his home, in Essendon, Victoria on 23 June 1938.^[3]

References

• Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 330.

Notes and References

1. Holmesby (2014), p.330.
2. News: WORLD OF SPORT. . The Herald . 6186 . Victoria, Australia . 18 May 1900 . 3.
3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206947686/19250804 Deaths: Grace, The Age, (Friday, 24 June 1938), p.1.