Dick Wearmouth
| Dick Wearmouth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Richard Wearmouth | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1926 | ||
| Place of birth |
Rupanyup, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 5 April 2012 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death |
Terang, Victoria[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | Rupanyup | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1944–1952 | Footscray | 100 (27) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Richard Wearmouth (12 May 1926 – 5 April 2012)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The start of Wearmouth's career coincided with World War II and the Rupanyup recruit didn't play senior football in 1945 because of his commitments with the Royal Australian Air Force. He had been the Gardiner Medal winner in the 1944 VFL seconds season.
From 1946 to 1952, he was a regular fixture in the Footscray side, usually on a wing.[3] He polled well in the 1951 Brownlow Medal count, finishing second to Charlie Sutton out of the Footscray players and equal 12th overall.[4]
He became captain-coach of Terang, after leaving Footscray.[5]
His son, Ronnie Wearmouth, played for Collingwood.[6]
References
- ^ "Richard (Dick) Wearmouth". Herald Sun. 7 April 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ "Tweet". Official Western Bulldogs Twitter account. 7 April 2012.
- ^ "Dick Wearmouth - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ AFL Tables: Dick Wearmouth
- ^ The Age, "Teams Face Acid Tests in Hampden League", 24 July 1954, p. 7
- ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.