Ted Hill (15 January 1914 - 1 July 1986) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Ted Hill | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hill during his Fitzroy career | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ted Hill | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1914 | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1986 (aged 72) | ||
| Original team(s) | Coburg | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Back Pocket | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1939 | Collingwood | 2 (0) | |
| 1940, 1942–45 | Fitzroy | 20 (2) | |
| Total | 22 (2) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Hill joined Coburg Football Club as a 16 year old in 1930, spending three years with them, before joining Collingwood. [2]
Hill was captain / coach of Kalgoorlie Railways in their 1948 premiership season, then in 1949, he coached Yallourn to a premiership in the Central Gippsland Football League. In 1951 he was appointed captain and coach of Wedderburn in the North Central Football League and they won the premiership
Hill was appointed as captain / coach of Culcairn in 1952 and lead them to the 1952 Albury & District Football League premiership. [3]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 394. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "1949 - Former VFL men to coach". Trove Newspapers. Examiner. 7 October 1949. p. 11. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "1952 - Albury & District FL - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. The Observer, Henty. 12 September 1952. p. 8. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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