Reg Taylor

Reg Taylor
Personal information
Full name William Reginald Taylor
Born (1908-03-19)19 March 1908
Eaglehawk, Victoria
Died 5 August 1982(1982-08-05) (aged 74)
Kew, Victoria
Original team Williamstown
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1932–35 Williamstown (VFA) 57 (6)
1936 North Melbourne 3 (0)
1936–38 Williamstown (VFA) 35 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Reginald Taylor (19 March 1908 – 5 August 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Williamstown in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[1]

Family

The son of Thomas Edgar Taylor (1885-1931)[2] and Ildica Eunice "Hilda" Taylor (1889-1953), née Phillips, later Mrs. William Robert Keam,[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Williams Reginald Taylor was born at Eaglehawk, Victoria on 19 March 1908.

Taylor married Dorothea (a.k.a. Dorothy) Helen "Dossie" Reid (1910–1965), later Mrs. Maximillian Mackrill, on 11 June 1929. They had two children together. They separated in 1936, and divorced in 1940.

He married Veronica Therese Kavanagh (1920–1984) in 1941.

Sprinting

Taylor was a sprinter who competed in professional races in the early 1930s, including winning the Bruthen Gift in 1933.[11][12]

Football

Taylor commenced his senior football career with Williamstown in 1932 and playing mostly in the centre he established himself as a key member of the side, being appointed as vice-captain in 1935.[13]

In 1936 Taylor transferred to North Melbourne and played the first three rounds of the season but was then dropped to the reserves. In July he transferred back to Williamstown[14] where he played until the end of the 1938 season.

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.869.
  2. ^ Deaths: Taylor, The Argus, (Tuesday, 1 December 1931), p.1.
  3. ^ Deaths: Keam, The Age, (Friday, 13 November 1953), p.9.
  4. ^ Charge of Murder, The Brisbane Telegraph, (Friday, 20 July 1951), p.8.
  5. ^ Woman charged with Murder, The Age, (Saturday, 21 July 1951), p.4.
  6. ^ Open finding by Coroner, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Tuesday 21 August 1951), p.3.
  7. ^ Law List, Monday: General Sessions: Judge Book, The Age, (Saturday, 1 December 1951), p.6.
  8. ^ Law List, Today: General Sessions: Judge Book, The Age, (Tuesday, 4 December 1951), p.6.
  9. ^ Mrs. I. E. Keam, The Williamstown Chronicle, (Friday, 11 September 1953), p.6.
  10. ^ Deaths: Keam, The Age, (Monday, 7 September 1953), p.8.
  11. ^ "BRUTHEN". The Age. No. 24, 341. Melbourne, Victoria. 18 April 1933. p. 10.
  12. ^ "THEY SAY". Williamstown Chronicle. No. 4520. Victoria, Australia. 29 April 1933. p. 3.
  13. ^ "ANNUAL MEETING". Williamstown Chronicle. No. 4665. Victoria, Australia. 1 February 1936. p. 8.
  14. ^ "FOOTBALL NOTES". Williamstown Chronicle. No. 4587. Victoria, Australia. 4 July 1936. p. 8.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.), Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5


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