Bob Wilkie (footballer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bob Wilkie (footballer)

Australian rules footballer

Date of Birth: 03-Jul-1920

Place of Birth: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 09-Sep-2001

Profession: Australian rules footballer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Bob Wilkie (footballer)

  • Robert Lawrence "Bob" Wilkie (3 July 1920 – 9 September 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
  • In 1940 he weighed just 9 stone 6 pounds (60 kilograms) and was regarded as the lightest player in the league.During World War II he served with the RAAF.
  • In 1946 he married Dorothy Meehan, whose brothers, Jack and Tom, also played for St Kilda. He later held various coaching and administrative posts at the St Kilda club. His full-time job was with the Herald Sun newspaper.
  • He lived in the Melbourne suburb of Cheltenham.

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