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Billy Williams (footballer, born 1888)

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Billy Williams
Personal information
Full name William Gruby Williams
Date of birth (1888-05-02)2 May 1888
Place of birth Eaglehawk, Victoria
Date of death 4 July 1946(1946-07-04) (aged 58)
Place of death Queensland
Original team(s) Eaglehawk / Mines Rovers
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1907 St Kilda 7 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1907.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Gruby Williams (2 May 1888 — 4 July 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

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The only son of Henry Roberts Williams, MLA (1848-1935),[2][3] and his first wife, Kate Williams (1854-1891), née Gruby,[4][5] William Gruby Williams was born at Eaglehawk, Victoria on 2 May 1888.

Death

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He died in Queensland on 4 July 1946.[6]

Notes

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References

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  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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