Bill Campbell (3 December 1904 – 19 March 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was the fourth ex-VFL player to live to be more than 100 years old.[1]
Bill Campbell | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | William Campbell | ||
Date of birth | 4 December 1904 | ||
Date of death | 19 March 2007 | (aged 102)||
Original team(s) | Huntly | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1929 | North Melbourne | 2 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Campbell grew up in Whipstick Gully, north of Bendigo and played for Huntly Football Club. He was a member of their 1925 premiership team in the Neilborough District Football Association.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Callander, Sean (2005). "In a league of his own". AFL Record (Round 5): 26. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
External links
edit- Bill Campbell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Campbell at AustralianFootball.com