William John Brown (17 June 1906 – 20 April 1981) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL).

Family

The son of William James Brown (1875–1925) and Charlotte Brown, nee Edwards (1875–1965), William John Brown was born in Newport, Victoria on 17 June 1906

Football

Brown joined Hawthorn from Altona in 1926 and played a total of 12 senior games over his three seasons at the club. He was granted a clearance to Yarraville in the Victoria Football Association in July 1928 but did not receive a permit to play until 1929 and he played with Yarraville until 1931.

Death

William Brown died at Brunswick on 20 April 1981 and was cremated at Altona Memorial Cemetery.

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Bill Brown's playing statistics
from The VFA Project 1906 births 1981 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Hawthorn Football Club players Yarraville Football Club players People from Newport, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1906-stub