Charlie Dibbs (3 April 1905 – 22 November 1960) 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 Collingwood Magpies in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s and 1930s. Charlie Dibbs was born Charles William Heaton in Carlton in 1905, the son of William George Heaton and Elizabeth (née Hodge). He took the Dibbs surname after his mother remarried following his father's death. Most of Dibb's football career was spent at fullback and he was a member of the Collingwood side which won four consecutive premierships. Dibbs kicked his only goal in his 4th match, his remaining 219 games is the longest goalless streak in VFL/AFL history. He finished his career with a season as captain-coach of Geelong in 1936. Dibbs was Collingwood life member and in 2007 he was inducted into the Magpies' Hall of Fame.

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* 1905 births 1960 deaths Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club Premiership players Geelong Football Club players Geelong Football Club coaches Latrobe Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Five-time VFL/AFL Premiership players People from Carlton, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1905-stub