Athol Tymms
University and Essendon
AFL career
63 games30 goals
- Debut
- R8 1905 v CAR1 July 1905
- Most recent
- R15 1913 v COL2 Aug 1913
Stats
1913 | UNI | 1 | 1.0 |
1912 | UNI | 1 | 0.0 |
1911 | UNI | 5 | 0.4 |
1910 | UNI | 17 | 0.6 |
1909 | UNI | 18 | 0.6 |
1908 | UNI | 18 | 0.2 |
1905 | ESS | 3 | 0.3 |
Bio
Born in Essendon and educated at Melbourne Grammar, Athol Tymms was a gifted all-round athlete who made a brief VFL debut with his local club as a teenager in 1905. A versatile player capable of operating as a full-forward or wingman, his football journey was largely dictated by his academic ambitions. After a two-year hiatus to focus on his medical studies, Tymms returned to the league in 1908 as a foundation player for the newly admitted University Football Club. He became a fixture in the Students' side for six seasons, notably balancing his on-field duties with the demands of medical school, where he shared a prestigious surgical scholarship with teammate Edward Cordner. Tymms retired after the 1913 season to pursue a full-time career as a specialist surgeon, embodying the scholar-footballer ethos that characterised the short-lived University team.
Profile
- Born
- 21 Feb 1886
- Died
- 02 Nov 1949 (aged 63y 254d)
- Birthplace
- Essendon, VIC
- Deathplace
- Armadale, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionBorn in Essendon and educated at Melbourne Grammar, Athol Tymms was a gifted all-round athlete who made a brief VFL debut with his local club as a teenager in 1905. A versatile player capable of operating as a full-forward or wingman, his football journey was largely dictated by his academic ambitions. After a two-year hiatus to focus on his medical studies, Tymms returned to the league in 1908 as a foundation player for the newly admitted University Football Club. He became a fixture in the Students' side for six seasons, notably balancing his on-field duties with the demands of medical school, where he shared a prestigious surgical scholarship with teammate Edward Cordner. Tymms retired after the 1913 season to pursue a full-time career as a specialist surgeon, embodying the scholar-footballer ethos that characterised the short-lived University team.