Willem Hesselink, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Willem Hesselink

Dutch footballer

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1878

Place of Birth: Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 01-Dec-1973

Profession: chemist, association football manager, association football player, athletics competitor

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Willem Frederik Hesselink (8 February 1878 – 1 December 1973) was a Dutch football player and one of the founders of local club Vitesse Arnhem in 1892.
He was known for his blue woolen cap, which he seemed to wear day and night, and was nicknamed the Cannon, although he was also referred to as the Doctor because of his doctorate in chemistry.