Bobby Thoms Explained

Bobby Thoms
Fullname:Robert Thoms
Birth Date:15 July 1909
Birth Place:Brighton, Victoria
Originalteam:Williamstown
Height:184 cm
Weight:79 kg
Statsend:1937
Years1:1937
Games Goals1:6 (0)

Bobby Thoms (15 July 1909 – 6 February 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Sandringham Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Football

The former Essendon footballer Clarrie Hearn was appointed captain-coach of Sandringham for the 1936 season. In June 1936, Hearn tendered his resignation, citing "pressure of business".[2] Rather than seek another coach externally, Sandringham decided to split the coaching duties between the team's captain, Bob Thoms, as captain-coach, and its vice-captain, Bill Mitchell, as his assistant, for the rest of the season.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.881.
  2. News: HEARN RESIGNS . The Argus . 28,026 . Victoria, Australia . 17 June 1936 . 17.
  3. News: THOMS CAPTAIN-COACH . The Argus . 28,032 . Victoria, Australia . 24 June 1936 . 12.