Keith Williams (Australian footballer)
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Keith Williams was an Australian rules football
er who played with Fitzroy
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Williams was signed by Fitzroy in 1947, while he was completing a Morris Medal winning season with Corowa
in the Ovens & Murray Football League
(OMFL). He didn't join the club until 1948 and the follower was a regular member of the team that year, missing only the final round.
He returned to the OMFL in 1949 as a playing coach, but at a new club, Rutherglen
. In 1952 he announced his intention to resume his VFL career at Fitzroy but never made the move to Melbourne due to business commitments.
His grandson is John Longmire
, former North Melbourne
full-forward and Sydney Swans
senior coach.
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...
er who played with Fitzroy
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
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).
Williams was signed by Fitzroy in 1947, while he was completing a Morris Medal winning season with Corowa
Corowa Football Club
The Corowa Football Club were an Australian rules football club which competed in the Ovens & Murray Football League.The club was based in Corowa, New South Wales.Famous footballers who played for the club include Fred Swift, Peter Chisnall and John Hoiles....
in the Ovens & Murray Football League
Ovens & Murray Football League
The Ovens and Murray Football League, often referred to locally as the O&M, is a semi-professional Australian rules football league based around ten clubs in north-eastern Victoria and the southern Riverina region of New South Wales, and affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League...
(OMFL). He didn't join the club until 1948 and the follower was a regular member of the team that year, missing only the final round.
He returned to the OMFL in 1949 as a playing coach, but at a new club, Rutherglen
Rutherglen Football Club
The Rutherglen Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing their home games in Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia.The current Rutherglen was created after the merger of Ovens & Murray Football League sides Rutherglen and Corowa in 1979. Surplus players formed the Rutherglen-Corowa FC...
. In 1952 he announced his intention to resume his VFL career at Fitzroy but never made the move to Melbourne due to business commitments.
His grandson is John Longmire
John Longmire
John Longmire is the current coach of the Sydney Swans. As a player, he represented the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League from 1988 to 1999.-Early years:...
, former North Melbourne
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
full-forward and Sydney Swans
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
senior coach.