Geoff Williams (footballer)

Geoffrey Howard Williams OAM (18 November 1930 – 20 July 2020) was an Australian rules footballer for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Geoff Williams
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-11-18)18 November 1930
Date of death 20 July 2020(2020-07-20) (aged 89)
Place of death Geelong
Original team(s) Warragul
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1952–1959 Geelong 121 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

A half-back flanker, he played in Geelong's 1952 premiership team and won the club's best and fairest award in 1952 and 1955.

He and his wife Joan had four children.[1] He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2016 Australia Day honours for services "to Australian rules football, and to the community of Geelong".[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Danny Lannen, "Cats legend with lifetime of goals", Geelong News, 27 January 2016, p. 4.
  2. ^ "WILLIAMS, Geoffrey Howard". It's an honour. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  3. ^ Spencer, Adam (22 July 2020). "Former cats star passes". bay93.9. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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