Desmond Clyde Bell (born 23 May 1923) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
| Des Bell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Desmond Clyde Bell | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Creswick, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Creswick[1] | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1946–48 | Melbourne | 7 (4) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Personal life
editBell was born at Creswick, Victoria on 23 May 1923.[3] He married Nina Helen Dora Thomson in 1948.[4]
Bell served overseas as a gunner in the Australian Army during the Second World War.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ "1946 - What Has Happened To The "No Drop" Rule ?". Sporting Globe. 19 June 1946. p. 13. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.59.
- ^ Service Record.
- ^ Engagements: Thomson—Bell, The Argus, (Tuesday, 3 September 1946), p.10.
- ^ Nominal Roll.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Gunner Desmond Clyde Bell (VX113976), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Gunner Desmond Clyde Bell (VX113976), National Archives of Australia.
External links
edit- Des Bell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Des Bell at AustralianFootball.com
- Des Bell, at Demonwiki.
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