William John Dick (16 July 1889 – 18 November 1960) was an

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er who played for and in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

Dick made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in round 6 of the 1911 season. He left the club at the end of the 1918 season. His nephews Ian and Alexander Dick played first-class cricket for Western Australia, with Ian also captaining

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at field hockey in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.

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1889 births Carlton Football Club players Carlton Football Club premiership players Fitzroy Football Club players Brighton Football Club players Brunswick Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) 1960 deaths People from Stawell, Victoria VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1889-stub