Bobby Thoms
| Bobby Thoms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Thoms | ||
| Born |
15 July 1909 Brighton, Victoria | ||
| Died | 6 February 2003 (aged 93) | ||
| Original team | Williamstown | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1937 | St Kilda | 6 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Bobby Thoms (15 July 1909 – 6 February 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Sandringham Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Football
The former Essendon footballer Clarrie Hearn was appointed captain-coach of Sandringham for the 1936 season. In June 1936, Hearn tendered his resignation, citing "pressure of business". Rather than seek another coach externally, Sandringham decided to split the coaching duties between the team's captain, Bob Thoms, as captain-coach, and its vice-captain, Bill Mitchell, as his assistant, for the rest of the season.
Notes
- ↑ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.881.
- ↑ "HEARN RESIGNS". The Argus. No. 28, 026. Victoria, Australia. 17 June 1936. p. 17.
- ↑ "THOMS CAPTAIN-COACH". The Argus. No. 28, 032. Victoria, Australia. 24 June 1936. p. 12.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5
External links
- Bobby Thoms's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bobby Thoms at AustralianFootball.com
- R. "Bob" Thoms, at The VFA Project.
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