Billy Dick

Billy Dick
Cigarette card of Dick in 1910
Personal information
Full name	William John Dick
Date of birth	(1889-07-16)16 July 1889
Place of birth	Stawell, Victoria
Date of death	18 November 1960(1960-11-18) (aged 71)
Place of death	Cheltenham, Victoria
Original team(s)	East Brunswick
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Position(s)	Centre half-forward, centre half-back
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1906–07	Brighton	?? (??)
1908–10	Fitzroy	53 (40)
1911–18	Carlton	100 (35)
1919–??	Brunswick	?? (??)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 10, 1918.
Career highlights
Fitzroy leading goalkicker 1909 Carlton captain 1914–17 Carlton premiership side 1914 Carlton leading goalkicker 1917
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William John Dick (16 July 1889 – 18 November 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career[]

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Dick made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in round 6 of the 1911 season. He left the club at the end of the 1918 season. His nephews Ian and Alexander Dick played first-class cricket for Western Australia, with Ian also captaining Australia at field hockey in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.

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