Herb Williams (footballer) explained

Herb Williams
Fullname:Herbert Edgar Williams
Birth Date:13 July 1885
Birth Place:Geelong, Victoria
Death Place:Geelong, Victoria
Originalteam:Geelong West
Statsend:1905
Years1:1905
Games Goals1:1 (0)

Herbert Edgar Williams (13 July 1885 – 29 October 1924) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

He died in a road accident in Geelong on 29 October 1924.[2] A motor car collided with the bicycle he was riding and he sustained a fractured skull.[3]

Notes and References

  1. 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 . 954.
  2. News: FATALITY AT BELMONT . Geelong Advertiser . 24,151 . Victoria, Australia . 30 October 1924 . 7.
  3. News: Cyclist's Skull Fractured. . The Age . Melbourne, Victoria . 30 October 1924 . 9 October 2015 . 11.