Bill Shelton (footballer, born 1936)
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| Bill Shelton | |||
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| Full name | William G. Shelton | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Avenel, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Croydon | ||
| Height/Weight | 183 cm / 77 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1957-1959 | Hawthorn | 12 (5) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959 season.
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William "Bill" Shelton (born 13 July 1936) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Shelton played only 12 senior games for Hawthorn, in three seasons, but performed well enough in the reserves to win a Gardiner Medal in 1959.[1]
He had been just five years of age when his father, Jack, died at Tobruk in World War II. Jack Shelton had played league football for St Kilda and South Melbourne. Bill's cousin, Ian, was also a VFL footballer.[2] Their grandfather, Richard, father of Jack, was famously saved from drowning in a swollen creek by Ned Kelly.[3]
References
- ↑ AFL Tables: Bill Shelton
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ The Age,"Such is life for legend that is Ned Kelly", 11 December 2004, Larry Schwartz
