Bill Hopkins (Australian footballer)

Bill Hopkins
Bill Hopkins
Personal information
Full name	Bill Hopkins
Date of birth	13 March 1939 (age 84)
Original team(s)	Murchison
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1961–62	South Melbourne
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1962.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Last updated April 19, 2023

Bill Hopkins (born 13 March 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Notes

↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 408. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

External links

Bill Hopkins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Bill Hopkins at AustralianFootball.com

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[encyc-1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 408. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

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