William Henry John Sneazwell (3 April 1906 – 14 December 1967) was a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| William (Bill) Sneazwell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sneazwell during his Collingwood career | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Henry John Sneazwell | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 14 December 1967 (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Thornbury CYMS | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1926–1928 | Collingwood | 20 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Henry Bow Sneazwell (1882-1941),[2] and Mary Frances Sneazwell (1876-1970), née O'Connor, William Henry John Sneazwell was born at South Melbourne, Victoria on 3 April 1906.
He married Eileen Mary Keenan (1908-1932) in 1928.[3]
He married Veronica Hanlon (1915-2001) on 22 March 1941;[4] their son, Anthony Howard "Tony" Sneazwell (1942-),[5] a former champion Australian high jumper, competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.
Death
editHe died, of lymphoma, at St Vincent's Hospital, in Fitzroy on 14 December 1967.[6]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.834.
- ^ Deaths: Sneazwell, The Age, (Friday, 14 November 1941), p.1.
- ^ Funeral Notices: Sneazwell, The Age, (Saturday, 8 October 1932), p.5.
- ^ Today's Weddings: Sneazwell—Hanlon, The Herald, (Saturday, 22 March 1941), p.12.
- ^ Births: Sneazwell, The Age, (Thursday, 8 October 1942), p.5.
- ^ Deaths: Sneazwell, The Age, (Friday, 15 December 1967), p.23.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Sharland, W.S., "Sneazwell, of Tornbury pleases Collingwood folk", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 3 September 1927), p.6
- Second World War Nominal Roll: Signalman William Henry Sneazwell, Department of Veterans' Affairs
External links
edit
- Bill Sneazwell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Sneazwell at AustralianFootball.com
- Bill Sneazwell's profile at Collingwood Forever
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