Athol Tymms
Athol Tymms | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Athol Stanley Mortimer Tymms | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 1886 | ||
Place of birth | Essendon, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 21 November 1949 | (aged 63)||
Place of death | Armadale, Victoria | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1905 | Essendon | 3 (1) | |
1908–1913 | University | 60 (29) | |
Total | 63 (30) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Athol Stanley Mortimer Tymms (21 February 1886 – 21 November 1949) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Football career[]
Tymms attended Melbourne Grammar and debuted with the Essendon Football Club in 1905.[1] Born in Essendon, he played three games for the club.
After two seasons out of the VFL, he returned to the league with University for the 1908 season, going on to play 60 games with the club until 1913.[2]
Post-playing career[]
After the 1913 season Tymms retired to focus on his career as a medical practitioner, studying to become a surgeon.[2][3] He died at his home in Armadale in 1949 at the age of 63.[4]
References[]
- ^ "THE ATHLETE". Weekly Times. No. 1, 863. Victoria, Australia. 22 April 1905. p. 14.
- ^ a b Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 657. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
- ^ "COMMENCEMENT DAY". The Argus. No. 21, 748. Victoria, Australia. 10 April 1916. p. 4.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 32, 191. Victoria, Australia. 4 November 1949. p. 13.
External links[]
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- Athol Tymms's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Essendon Football Club profile
Categories:
- 1886 births
- People educated at Melbourne Grammar School
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Sportspeople from Melbourne
- Essendon Football Club players
- University Football Club players
- 20th-century Australian medical doctors
- Medical doctors from Melbourne
- 1949 deaths
- Australian surgeons
- Australian rules biography, 1886 birth stubs