Bill Robinson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | William Haigh Robinson | ||
Date of birth | 22 January 1919 | ||
Place of birth | Daylesford, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 2 September 2007 | (aged 88)||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1938–39 | Hawthorn | 6 (3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
William Haigh Robinson (22 January 1919 – 2 September 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
After initially serving in the army reserve, Robinson transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force in 1941,[2] serving as an equipment assistant after unsuccessfully applying to become a pilot.[3]
In 1950 he was seriously injured in a car accident that left him with permanent vision loss.[4]