Horace Stephens 'Tubby' Edmonds (23 December 1908 – 18 July 1975) 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 Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
er who played in the
VFL between 1929 and 1934 for the
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies or colloquially the Pies, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. ...
, between 1934 and 1935 for the
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers or colloquially the Tiges, is a professional Australian rules football team competing in the Australian Football League (AFL). Founded in 1885 in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond, Victoria, Ric ...
and one game for the
Footscray Football Club
The Western Bulldogs are a professional Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition.
Originally named the Footscray F ...
in 1937.
Family
The son of Neil Flower Edmonds (1871–1918), and Johannah "Annie" Edmonds (1873–1951), née Long, later Mrs. William Merriman, Horace Stephens Edmonds was born at
Diamond Creek, Victoria
Diamond Creek is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 23 km north-east of Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the Shire of Nillumbik Local government areas of Victoria ...
on 23 December 1908.
Horace Edmonds married to Jessie Adeline Williams (1910–1993) in 1931. They had two sons, William (1938-2021) and Robert (1946–2006). Robert played a short time for Richmond Reserves.
Football
Richmond (VFL)
He was granted a clearance from Collingwood to Richmond on 30 June 1934.
Brighton (VFA)
Cleared from Sandringham in June 1938, he played two senior games for Brighton in 1938.
Hawthorn (VFL)
He played in two games for the Hawthorn Reserves in 1953, at the age of 46.
Veteran in Action, ''The Herald'', (Wednesday, 2 September 1953), p.24.
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Recognition
He was awarded a Richmond Life Membership posthumously in 2018.
Footnotes
References
Alf Brown, "The Man who stayed on the Fence makes a Comeback", ''The Herald'', (Tuesday, 1 September 1953), p.18.
* Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996.
World War Two Nominal Roll: Corporal Horace Stephen Edmonds (VX130535/V340226), ''Department of Veterans' Affairs''.
External links
Horrie Edmonds, at ''AustralianFootball.com''.
Horrie Edmonds, at ''Boyles Football Photos''.
Horrie "Tubby" Edmonds, at ''The VFA Project''.
Horrie Edmonds 1929-1934, at ''Collingwood Forever''.
1908 births
1975 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents
Collingwood Football Club players
Collingwood Football Club premiership players
Richmond Football Club players
Richmond Football Club premiership players
Western Bulldogs players
Diamond Creek Football Club players
VFL/AFL premiership players
People from Diamond Creek, Victoria
20th-century Australian sportsmen
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