John Williams
Carlton
AFL career
25 games12 goals
- Debut
- R1 1959 v ESS18 Apr 1959
- Most recent
- R8 1962 v STK9 June 1962
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Brunswick YCW, John Williams was a versatile utility who showed promise in a variety of roles for Carlton, including centre half-forward, ruck-rover, and defender. Donning the number 31 guernsey later made famous by Ron Barassi, Williams broke into the senior side as a teenager and became a regular contributor by 1960, capable of impacting the contest both in the air and at ground level. However, his VFL career was cruelly cut short in early 1962 following a workplace accident where a heavy iron bar crushed his big toe; unable to train, he was delisted by the Blues at just 22 years of age. He eventually recovered to captain-coach Coburg YCW to a premiership, and his legacy at Princes Park continued decades later when his son, Mark Williams, played senior football for the club in the 1980s.
Profile
- Full name
- John A. Williams
- Born
- 13 Apr 1940
- Died
- 09 Oct 2019 (aged 79y 179d)
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 85 kg
Teams
Family
- Son:Mark Williams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Brunswick YCW, John Williams was a versatile utility who showed promise in a variety of roles for Carlton, including centre half-forward, ruck-rover, and defender. Donning the number 31 guernsey later made famous by Ron Barassi, Williams broke into the senior side as a teenager and became a regular contributor by 1960, capable of impacting the contest both in the air and at ground level. However, his VFL career was cruelly cut short in early 1962 following a workplace accident where a heavy iron bar crushed his big toe; unable to train, he was delisted by the Blues at just 22 years of age. He eventually recovered to captain-coach Coburg YCW to a premiership, and his legacy at Princes Park continued decades later when his son, Mark Williams, played senior football for the club in the 1980s.