Vic Bodsworth Explained

Vic Bodsworth
Fullname:	Vic Bodsworth
Birth Date:	10 July 1931
Height:	170 cm
Weight:	70 kg
Statsend:	1950
Years1:	1949–1950
Club1:	Footscray
Games Goals1:	5 (5)

Vic Bodsworth (10 July 1931 – 3 December 1967)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Bodsworth, a locally recruited rover, made his way up from the thirds to play two VFL seasons at Footscray.^{[3] [4]}

He then joined Yarraville in the Victorian Football Association.

Bodsworth also spent some time playing for Daylesford in the Ballarat Football League and won a Henderson Medal in 1954.^[5]

After leaving Daylesford, he returned to Yarraville, then signed with Minyip as coach.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vic Bodsworth – Player Bio. Australian Football. 9 December 2014.
2. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
3. News: BULLDOG FIND. . . Melbourne . 10 August 1949 . 18 September 2015 . 13 Section: Football Section . National Library of Australia.
4. Web site: AFL Tables: Vic Bodsworth . afltables.com.
5. Web site: 1954 - Bodsworth "best" in Ballarat . The Argus (Melbourne, Vic) . 9 May 2024 . 17 . 13 September 1954.
6. The Age,"Yarraville", 9 April 1958, p. 8