Billy Hammond
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| Billy Hammond | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Hammond | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 16 February 1919 (aged 31) | ||
| Place of death | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Collingwood District | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1911 | Collingwood | 4 (1) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Hammond (25 October 1887 – 16 February 1919), nicknamed "Chock", was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family[edit]
The son of Thomas Hammond, and Ann Hammond, née Williams, Billy Hammond was born on 25 October 1887. Two of his brothers, Jack Hammond (1884-1971), and Charlie Hammond (1886-1936) also played VFL football.
He married Ellen Irvine in 1911.
Death[edit]
He died as an inpatient at the Melbourne's special "Spanish flu" hospital that had been set up in the Royal Exhibition Building on 16 February 1919.[2]
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. 357. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Deaths: Hammond, The Age, (Monday, 17 February 1919), p.1; Deaths: Hammond, The Age, (Tuesday, 18 February 1919), p.1; Deaths: Hammond, The Age, (Saturday, 22 February 1919), p.1.
External links[edit]
- Billy Hammond's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Billy Hammond at AustralianFootball.com
- Billy Hammond's profile at Collingwood Forever
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