Bill Deller
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William "Bill" Deller OAM (born 3 November 1943) was a leading Australian rules football
field umpire
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL) in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Despite a severe mid-career back injury, Deller compiled an impressive record. He umpired Grand Finals in both the one and two-umpire system. Immediately after retirement he was appointed part-time VFL director of umpiring and in 1987 became full-time Australian Football League
national director of umpiring. He was awarded an OAM for services to umpiring.
His umpiring career spanned from 1967 to 1981, and in total he umpired 251 games, including 20 finals matches. He umpired Grand Finals in 1972, 1976, 1978, 1979, and 1980.
Deller was inducted to the Australian Football Hall of Fame
in 1996.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
field umpire
Umpire (Australian rules football)
An umpire is an official in the sport of Australian rules football.-Origins:Unlike many other codes of football, where the official is called a referee, in Australian Football, the officials borrow their title from the game of cricket, which is played on the same types of fields and was an...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL) in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Despite a severe mid-career back injury, Deller compiled an impressive record. He umpired Grand Finals in both the one and two-umpire system. Immediately after retirement he was appointed part-time VFL director of umpiring and in 1987 became full-time Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
national director of umpiring. He was awarded an OAM for services to umpiring.
His umpiring career spanned from 1967 to 1981, and in total he umpired 251 games, including 20 finals matches. He umpired Grand Finals in 1972, 1976, 1978, 1979, and 1980.
Deller was inducted to the Australian Football Hall of Fame
Australian Football Hall of Fame
The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media personalities, coaches and administrators. It was initially established...
in 1996.