Bobby Thoms (15 July 1909 – 6 February 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Sandringham Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Bobby Thoms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Thoms | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Brighton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 6 February 2003 (aged 93) | ||
| Original team(s) | Williamstown | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1937 | St Kilda | 6 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Football
editThe former Essendon footballer Clarrie Hearn was appointed captain-coach of Sandringham for the 1936 season. In June 1936, Hearn tendered his resignation, citing "pressure of business".[2] Rather than seek another coach externally, Sandringham decided to split the coaching duties between the team's captain, Bob Thoms, as captain-coach, and its vice-captain, Bill Mitchell, as his assistant, for the rest of the season.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.881.
- ^ "HEARN RESIGNS". The Argus. No. 28, 026. Victoria, Australia. 17 June 1936. p. 17.
- ^ "THOMS CAPTAIN-COACH". The Argus. No. 28, 032. Victoria, Australia. 24 June 1936. p. 12.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5
External links
edit- Bobby Thoms's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bobby Thoms at AustralianFootball.com
- R. "Bob" Thoms, at The VFA Project.
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