Herb Turner
Herb Turner | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Herbert Wilfred Turner | ||
Date of birth | 6 July 1921 | ||
Place of birth | |||
Date of death | 24 February 2002 | (aged 80)||
Place of death | Bendigo | ||
Original team(s) | West Melbourne | ||
Debut |
Round 1, 1944, Carlton vs. South Melbourne | ||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1944–1949 | Carlton | 86 (101) | |
1950 | Hawthorn | 10 | (10)|
Total | 96 (111) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
William Herbert Turner (6 July 1921 – 24 February 2002) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
AKA Herb and Nicknamed "Stumpy", Turner was a dual premiership player at Carlton. He could play in the midfield or up forward.
Turner also played first-class cricket with Victoria for whom he was a left-handed batsman and made 96 on debut against Western Australia at the MCG in 1948.[1] In all he made 632 runs in his first-class career at an average of 33.26.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Boundary". The Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 7 February 1949. p. 12. Retrieved 7 June 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
External links[]
- Herb Turner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Blueseum
- Cricinfo profile
Categories:
- 1921 births
- 2002 deaths
- Carlton Football Club players
- Hawthorn Football Club players
- Eaglehawk Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Australian cricketers
- Victoria cricketers
- West Melbourne Football Club players
- Sportspeople from Bendigo
- Australian rules biography, 1920s birth stubs