Bill Robinson
Hawthorn
AFL career
6 games3 goals
- Debut
- R9 1938 v GEE18 June 1938
- Most recent
- R6 1939 v COL27 May 1939
Stats
Bio
Born in Daylesford, Bill Robinson was a tall utility who made a brief appearance for Hawthorn in the years preceding World War II. Standing 185cm—a significant height for the era—he initially showed promise as a forward target, booting three goals across his two games in the 1938 season. However, he was unable to consolidate his position in the senior lineup, managing just four more goalless appearances in 1939 before his VFL career concluded. Robinson's life after football was defined by his service as an equipment assistant in the RAAF during the war and a personal tragedy in 1950, when a serious car accident left him with permanent vision loss.
Profile
- Full name
- Bill H. Robinson
- Born
- 22 Jan 1919
- Died
- 02 Sept 2007 (aged 88y 223d)
- Birthplace
- Daylesford, VIC
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 81 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionBorn in Daylesford, Bill Robinson was a tall utility who made a brief appearance for Hawthorn in the years preceding World War II. Standing 185cm—a significant height for the era—he initially showed promise as a forward target, booting three goals across his two games in the 1938 season. However, he was unable to consolidate his position in the senior lineup, managing just four more goalless appearances in 1939 before his VFL career concluded. Robinson's life after football was defined by his service as an equipment assistant in the RAAF during the war and a personal tragedy in 1950, when a serious car accident left him with permanent vision loss.