Fred Bills

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Fred Bills
Playing career
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1959–1975 West Torrens 313 (58)
Career highlights

Fred Bills was an Australian rules footballer for the West Torrens Football Club in the South Australian National Football League. [1] A ruckman, he played 313 games for the club [2]

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References

  1. "Australian Football - Fred Bills - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/local-footy-sa/one-of-the-heroes-of-sa-football-golden-era-fred-bills-has-died/news-story/90d8ca5fe8ef4d2434d2d77e39ba9f23.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)