Bill Denehy

This article is about the Australian rules footballer. For the baseball player, see Bill Denehy (baseball).

Bill Denehy
Personal information
Full name William John Denehy
Date of birth (1889-05-29)29 May 1889
Place of birth Brunswick, Victoria
Date of death 24 November 1960(1960-11-24) (aged 71)
Place of death Melbourne
Original team(s) Melbourne Grammar
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1911–12 University 21 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William John Denehy (29 May 1889 – 24 November 1960)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Denehy entered Melbourne University in 1907, where he was a resident student at Trinity College studying Medicine.[3] In 1917, he returned to Melbourne University as Stewart Scholar and Demonstrator in Medicine.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Bill Denehy - Player Bio". Australian Football.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ "Examination Results", The Fleur-de-Lys, vol. 1, no. 3 (May 1908): 30.
  4. ^ "Demonstrators and Assistant Demonstrators", Calendar, University of Melbourne, 1917, p. xxxvii.


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