Geoff Williams (footballer) explained

Geoff Williams
Birth Date:18 November 1930
Death Place:Geelong
Originalteam:Warragul
Height:183 cm
Weight:83 kg
Statsend:1959
Years1:1952–1959
Club1:Geelong
Games Goals1:121 (1)
Careerhighlights:

Geoffrey Howard Williams (18 November 1930 – 20 July 2020) was an Australian rules footballer for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A half-back flanker, he played in Geelong's 1952 premiership team and won the club's best and fairest award in 1952 and 1955.

He and his wife Joan had four children.[1] He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2016 Australia Day honours for services "to Australian rules football, and to the community of Geelong".[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Danny Lannen, "Cats legend with lifetime of goals", Geelong News, 27 January 2016, p. 4.
  2. Web site: WILLIAMS, Geoffrey Howard. It's an honour. 29 January 2016.
  3. News: Spencer . Adam . Former cats star passes . 23 July 2020 . bay93.9 . 22 July 2020 . 23 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200723131940/https://www.bay939.com.au/news/local-news/119473-former-cats-star-passes . dead .