Dick Grimmond

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Dick Grimmond
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Full name Dick Grimmond
Date of birth(1938-07-06)6 July 1938
Original team(s) Albury
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Position(s) Wingman
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1959–64 Richmond 102 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dick Grimmond (born 6 July 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

From his debut in the fifth round of the 1959 VFL season until midway through the 1964 season, Grimmond did not miss a single game for Richmond.

Grimmond usually played as a wingman and after being appointed captain-coach of North Hobart in 1965, promptly steered the club to a Grand Final loss. He represented Tasmania in the 1966 Hobart Carnival.

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